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The St. George's dementia bed investigation study: a comparison of clinical and pathological diagnosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1595359     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sixty-four elderly patients who had been admitted to the St. George's Hospital Alzheimer's disease evaluation project during 1981-1989 were followed up to postmortem examination. Comparison between clinical diagnoses and neuropathological diagnoses indicated positive predictive values for the antemortem diagnoses of 50-67%. Existing clinical criteria may not be accurate enough to permit firm antemortem diagnosis of older people for either research or clinical purposes.
Authors:
C J Gilleard; J M Kellett; J A Coles; P H Millard; M Honavar; P L Lantos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica     Volume:  85     ISSN:  0001-690X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Psychiatr Scand     Publication Date:  1992 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-30     Completed Date:  1992-06-30     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370364     Medline TA:  Acta Psychiatr Scand     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  264-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Tooting, London, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*,  epidemiology,  pathology
Brain / pathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia, Multi-Infarct / diagnosis*,  epidemiology,  pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
England / epidemiology
Female
Hospitalization*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Neuropsychological Tests

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