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The identification of cognitive subtypes in Alzheimer's disease dementia using latent class analysis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2016
Scheltens Nienke M E, Galindo-Garre Francisca, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, van der Vlies Annelies E, Smits Lieke L, Koene Teddy, Teunissen Charlotte E, Barkhof Frederik, Wattjes Mike P, Scheltens Philip, van der Flier Wiesje M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disorder with complex underlying neuropathology that is still not completely understood. For better understanding of this heterogeneity, we aimed to identify cognitive subtypes using latent class analysis (LCA) in a large sample of patients with AD dementia. In addition, we explored the relationship between the identified cognitive subtypes, and their...
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