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Neurological findings in the normal elderly — prevalence and relationships with memory performance
Author(s)	V Cosi, A Romani
Journal title	Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 8, no 4, August 1996
Pages	pp 243-249
Keywords	Memory disorders ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Testing ; Diabetes ; Hypertension ; Injuries ; Heart disease ; Statistical relations ; Italy.
Annotation	Data on the presence of neurological signs in the normal elderly are scanty, and data on their possible relationships to memory performances are not available. This article reports on results of a study of Italians born in 1925, recruited from a larger study on memory impairment who underwent a standardised neurological examination (SNE), an anamnestic interview and a memory test battery. A high number of signs was found, particularly for regressive reflexes. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease or past head trauma were not consistently associated with SNE scores. While memory impairment was also not consistently associated with SNE scores, there was a high tendency for memory-impaired subjects to show at least one abnormal SNE score.
Accession Number	CPA-970327025 A
Classmark	EH: DB: 3T: CPD: CQQ: CU: CQH: 3YH: 76V
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