Clinical Criteria for the Diagnosis of Vascular DementiaA Multicenter Study of Comparability and Interrater Reliability
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Objective: To assess the concordance in classification and interrater reliability for the following 4 clinical definitions of VaD: the Hachinski Ischemic Score (HIS), the Alzheimer Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTC), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke–Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l’Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDSAIREN), and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).
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تاریخ انتشار 2000