“To hundred and twenty4our”: a study of transcoding in dementia
- 29 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 81 (2) , 177-178
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb00957.x
Abstract
The ability to transcode integers from ideographic to alphabetic script was assessed in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type. Eleven of 13 consecutive patients made characteristic errors of intrusion. We propose that this may be a simple bedside test for dementia.Keywords
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