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Clock drawing phenotypes in community-dwelling African Americans and Caucasians: results from the University of Alabama at Birmingham study of aging.
Neuroepidemiology - 1 Jan 2007
Schillerstrom Jason E, Sawyer Baker Patricia, Allman Richard M, Rungruang Bunja, Zamrini Edward, Royall Donald R
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BACKGROUND: Two dementia patterns have been described: 'type 1' dementia is characterized by executive function impairment and posterior cortical impairment, and 'type 2' dementia is characterized by executive impairment and relatively preserved posterior cortical function. The Executive Clock Drawing Task (CLOX) has been used to discriminate between type 1, type 2, and normal cognitive phenotypes. The aim of...
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