P1-018 Impact of implementation of a memory disorders clinic on the diagnosis rates of Alzheimer's disease in veteran affairs medical center patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S98-S99
Author(s):  
Valerie Smith-Gamble ◽  
Tamara S. Evans ◽  
Ellen M. Schellhase
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Memory Disorders ◽  
Veteran Affairs

scholarly journals Neurological Abnormalities Associated with Severity of Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease

1986 ◽  
Vol 13 (S4) ◽  
pp. 403-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Jacob Huff ◽  
John H. Growdon
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Neurological Examination ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Memory Disorders ◽  
Primitive Reflexes ◽  
Diagnostic Signs ◽  
Neurological Features ◽  
Severity Of Dementia

Abstract:Abnormal findings on neurological examination were evaluated in 165 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease who attended a memory disorders clinic. Severity of dementia was measured by the Blessed Dementia Scale, and associations of abnormalities with dementia severity were evaluated using logistic regression. Presence of aphasia, apraxia, and primitive reflexes on neurological examination were strongly associated with severity, and weak associations were observed for abnormalities of muscle tone and gait. Among these associated neurological features, only aphasia and apraxia were present in mildly demented cases with sufficient frequency to suggest utility as diagnostic signs early in the course of the disease.

Memory Disorders in Alzheimer's Disease and the Organization of Human Memory

Cortex ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Béatrice Desgranges ◽  
Francis Eustache ◽  
Patrice Rioux ◽  
Vincent de La Sayette ◽  
Bernard Lechevalier
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Human Memory ◽  
Memory Disorders
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