The Qualitative Scoring MMSE Pentagon Test (QSPT): A New Method for Differentiating Dementia with Lewy Body from Alzheimer’s Disease
The differential diagnosis across different variants of degenerative diseases is sometimes controversial. This study aimed to validate a qualitative scoring method for the pentagons copy test (QSPT) of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) based on the assessment of different parameters of the pentag...
Main Authors: | Paolo Caffarra, Simona Gardini, Francesca Dieci, Sandra Copelli, Laura Maset, Letizia Concari, Elisabetta Farina, Enzo Grossi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Behavioural Neurology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-120319 |
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