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Prediction of Alzheimer dementia with short neuropsychological instruments.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Nov 2009
Jungwirth Susanne, Zehetmayer Sonja, Bauer Peter, Weissgram Silvia, Tragl Karl Heinz, Fischer Peter
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the neuropsychological instruments in predicting Alzheimer dementia after 5 years in the context of a longitudinal population-based cohort study. A total of 585 nondemented 75-year-old individuals completed neuropsychological examination at the baseline investigation; 479 subjects were followed after 30 months and 404 after 60 months. Cognition, depression and memory...
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