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Predicting the time of conversion to MCI in the elderly: role of verbal expression and learning
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Background: Increasing awareness that minimal or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly may be a precursor of dementia has led to an increase in the number of people attending memory clinics. We aimed to develop a way of predicting the period of time before cognitive impairment occurs in community-dwelling elderly. The method is illustrated by the use of simple tests of different cognitive domains. Methods: A cohort of 241 normal elderly volunteers was followed for up to 20 years wit...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c0665f
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- Publisher:
- American Academy of Neurology Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Neurology Journal website
- Volume:
- 73
- Issue:
- 18
- Pages:
- 1436-1442
- Publication date:
- 2009-11-01
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1526-632X
- ISSN:
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0028-3878
- Pmid:
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19794124
- Source identifiers:
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34911
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- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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- Copyright © 2009 by AAN Enterprises, Inc
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