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Neuropsychological performance in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Author(s)Zuzana Walker, Ruth L Allen, Sukhwinder Shergill, Cornelius K Katona
Journal titleThe British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 170 no 2, February 1997
Pagespp 156-158
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation.
AnnotationLewy body dementia (LBD) is emerging as a common cause of degenerative dementia. There is some preliminary evidence that the pattern of cognitive impairment in LBD is different from that in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The authors set out to compare the performance on different sub-tests of the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) of LBD patients and AD patients who were similar in overall degree of cognitive impairment. Results obtained suggest that there may be different neuropsychological profiles in the two conditions, with LBD subjects being better on recall but worse on praxis than those with AD.
Accession NumberCPA-970221021 A
ClassmarkE4: EA: DA: 4C

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