Cognitive and functional decline in African Americans with VaD, AD, and stroke without dementia.

作者: D. L. Nyenhuis , P. B. Gorelick , S. Freels , D. C. Garron

DOI: 10.1212/WNL.58.1.56

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摘要: To the Editor: I read with interest article by Nyenhuis et al.1 on progression of vascular dementia (VaD) versus neurodegenerative Alzheimer type. The authors state that examining effects treatments demented subjects receive, and areas brain affected ischemia, was beyond scope their article. However, if readers have some general information about these factors, they can more appropriately generalize reported results. Slowing course decline has been a focus research therapies. Currently, white patients AD may …

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