Allocentric spatial memory testing predicts conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: an initial proof-of-concept study
The hippocampus is one of the first regions to exhibit neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and knowledge of its role in allocentric spatial memory may therefore aid early diagnosis of AD. The 4 Mountains Test (4MT) is a short and easily administered test of spatial memory based on the cogn...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00215/full |