Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia of Alzheimer type

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Neuropsychological performance was investigated in 36 presenile patients with Alzheimer''s disease and 35 patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer type by using Luria''s test methods. The most deteriorated pereformances in both groups were in memory, intellectual higher visual and motor functions and in orientation. The neuropsychological functions deteriorated gradually in the course of the disease process so that the shape of the performance profile was preserved. The progression of the disease seemed to be more rapid in senile patients, but neuropsychologically there were no significant differences between Alzheimer''s disease and senile dementia of Alzheimer type. They seemed to form a continuum of 1 disease. Luria''s neuropsychological investigation was a useful method in the assessment of at least moderate to severe dementia.

This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit: