Free Recall Episodic Memory Performance Predicts Dementia Ten Years prior to Clinical Diagnosis: Findings from the Betula Longitudinal Study

Free Recall Episodic Memory Performance Predicts Dementia Ten Years prior to Clinical Diagnosis: Findings from the Betula Longitudinal Study

Background/Aims: Early dementia diagnosis is a considerable challenge. The present study examined the predictive value of cognitive performance for a future clinical diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia in a random population sample. Methods: Cognitive performance wa...

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Main Authors: Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, Anders Lundquist, Annelie Nordin, Lars Nyberg, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Rolf Adolfsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-05-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Episodic memory
Cognitive markers
Dementia
Predictive validity
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381535

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