| Literature DB >> 15867989 |
Helenice Charchat-Fichman1, Paulo Caramelli, Koichi Sameshima, Ricardo Nitrini.
Abstract
Decline of cognitive capacity (DCC) is due to normal physiological aging processes or to pre-dementia stage. Epidemiological studies show that elderly with decline of cognitive capacity have higher risk to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), especially those with episodic memory deficits. This review presents the most important diagnosis criteria, neuropathological and neuropsychological findings of decline of cognitive capacity during aging.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15867989 DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462005000100017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Psychiatry ISSN: 1516-4446 Impact factor: 2.697