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Towards an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease presenting with visuospatial disorders (posterior cortical atrophy).
Revue neurologique - 1 Oct 2013
Vighetto A
Abstract excerpt
Progressive visual complaints related to visuospatial disorders, and less often to visuoperceptual disorders, may be the presenting and isolated manifestation of a focal degeneration in the posterior cortical areas, called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). PCA is a clinical syndrome corresponding to a focal variant of Alzheimer's disease in 80% of cases. The predominant dysfunction in the occipitoparietal...
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