Cognitive reserve and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is a clinical syndrome caused by neurodegeneration and characterized by a progressive deterioration in cognitive ability and capacity for independent living. Cognitive reserve (CR) describes the capacity of the adult brain to cope with the effects of the neurodegenerative pr...

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Main Authors: Margarida Sobral, Maria Helena Pestana, Constança Paúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000600480&lng=en&tlng=en