Category verbal fluency performance may be impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment
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Category verbal fluency performance may be impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment
To study category verbal fluency (VF) for animals in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), mild Alzheimer disease (AD) and normal controls. Method Fifteen mild AD, 15 aMCI, and 15 normal control subjects were included. Diagnosis of AD was based on DSM-IV and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, while aMCI was based on the criteria of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1980-5764
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642008dn10200008