The diagnosis of dementia—I clinical and pathological criteria: A review of the literature
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Vol. 6 (4) , 199-208
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.930060403
Abstract
Pathology has been viewed as the gold standard for the diagnosis of dementia. Critical appraisal of the literature suggests that the criteria for pathological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease vary widely, and that the relative frequency of the various aetiological causes of the dementia syndrome cannot yet be firmly established.Keywords
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