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Heterogeneity of cognitive trajectories in diverse older persons.
Psychology and aging - 1 Sept 2010
Mungas Dan, Beckett Laurel, Harvey Danielle, Farias Sarah Tomaszewski, Reed Bruce, Carmichael Owen, Olichney John, Miller Joshua, DeCarli Charles
Abstract excerpt
This study examined trajectories of cognitive change in psychometrically matched measures of episodic memory, semantic memory, and executive function in an ethnically, demographically, and cognitively diverse sample of older persons. Individual rates of change showed considerable heterogeneity in each domain. Baseline clinical diagnosis predicted differential change in semantic memory and executive function,...
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