Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 75-79 , 15 March 2005

Patterns of memory impairment and perseverative behavior discriminate early Alzheimer's disease from subcortical vascular dementia

  • Latchezar Traykov

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U.610, Paris, France
    • Department of Neurology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • INSERM U.421, Hôpital H. Mondor, Université Paris XII, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Medical University, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Department of Neurology 1, St. Georgi Sofiiski str, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria. Tel./fax: +359 2 952 67 87.
    • ,
  • Sophie Baudic

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U.421, Hôpital H. Mondor, Université Paris XII, France
    • ,
  • Nadine Raoux

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U.330, Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • Florence Latour

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Broca, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Dorothée Rieu

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U.610, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Alain Smagghe

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Anne-Sophie Rigaud

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.11.006

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 75-79 , 15 March 2005

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