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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with presenile onset is characterized by a consistent pattern of cognitive, emotional and neurological symptoms, in accordance with the accentuated degeneration of temporo-parietal and temporal limbic grey matter. The clinical picture is influenced by the age at onset and the duration of the disease and may be confounded by co-existent white matter changes. Differentiation between AD, vascular dementia and dementia with fronto-temporal degeneration of non-Alzheimer type, is possible by the use of clinical methods, e.g. special rating scales, which are described and validated.
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Gustafson, L., Brun, A., Johansson, A., Risberg, J. (1990). Diagnostic criteria of Alzheimer’s disease. In: Maurer, K., Riederer, P., Beckmann, H. (eds) Alzheimer’s Disease. Epidemiology, Neuropathology, Neurochemistry, and Clinics. Key Topics in Brain Research. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3396-5_40
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