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Role of neuropsychological assessment in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia

The prevalence of dementia increases significantly from the age of 65 years, doubling every five years thereafter. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) constitute the two main dementia types. Differentiating them encompasses anamnesis, neurological examination, laboratory and neuroim...

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Autor principal: Pimentel, Érica Maria Lima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642009DN30300007