Comparison of performance on neuropsychological tests in amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease patients

Abstract Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) can be an intermediate state between normality and dementia in some patients. An early diagnosis, through neuropsychological assessment, could identify individuals at risk of developing dementia. Objective: To verify differences in performance on neuropsycho...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Helena Figueirêdo do Vale, Lívia Spíndola, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Cristiane Garcia da Costa Armentano, Claudia Sellitto Porto, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642009000100041&lng=en&tlng=en