Proposal of criteria for clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer's disease

• Published in: Neurología (Barcelona, Spain) Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 17
• Main Authors: Robles, A, Del Ser, T, Alom, J, Peña-Casanova, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.01.2002
• Subjects: Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Dementia - diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; Humans

The most widely accepted criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis (NINCDS-ADRDA and DSM-IV) do not allow to differentiate accurately between AD and other degenerative dementias which have recently formulated criteria for its clinical diagnosis. Therefore, it is necessary to bring AD diag...