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Early onset Alzheimer's disease is associated with a distinct neuropsychological profile.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2012
Smits Lieke L, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, Koedam Esther L G E, van der Vlies Annelies E, Reuling Ilona E W, Koene Teddy, Teunissen Charlotte E, Scheltens Philip, van der Flier Wiesje M
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) in younger patients is associated with a higher prevalence of atypical symptoms. We examined neuropsychological performance according to age-at-onset. We assessed cognition in 172 patients with AD (81 early and 91 late onset) in five cognitive domains (memory, language, visuo-spatial functioning, executive functioning, attention). Dementia severity was assessed using the Mini-Mental State...
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