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Scores Obtained from a Simple Cognitive Test of Visuospatial Episodic Memory Performed Decades before Death Are Associated with the Ultimate Presence of Alzheimer Disease Pathology.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2018
Robinson Andrew C, McNamee Roseanne, Davidson Yvonne S, Horan Michael A, Snowden Julie S, McInnes Lynn, Pendleton Neil, Mann David M A
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BACKGROUND: Community- or population-based longitudinal studies of cognitive ability with a brain donation end point offer an opportunity to examine relationships between pathology and cognitive state prior to death. Discriminating the earliest signs of dementing disorders, such as Alzheimer disease (AD), is necessary to undertake early interventions and treatments. METHODS: The neuropathological profile of...
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