Dementia
New dementia research has been reported by K. Bronnick et al
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, December 17th, 2007
In this recent study, researchers in Stavanger, Norway conducted a study "To compare the profile of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease ( AD) with dementia associated with Parkinson's disease ( PDD). Neuropsychological assessment was performed in 488 patients with PDD and 488 patients with AD using the Mini- Mental State Examination ( MMSE) and the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale- cognitive subscale ( ADAS- cog)."
"Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate whether the diagnosis could be accurately predicted from the cognitive profile. Additionally, the cognitive profiles were compared with a normative group using standardised effect sizes (...
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