Abstract

Diagnostic criteria for dementia have improved since the 1994 practice parameter. Further research is needed to improve clinical definitions of dementia and its subtypes, as well as to determine the utility of various instruments of neuroimaging, biomarkers, and genetic testing in increasing diagnostic accuracy.

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DementiaGuidelineAppropriate Use CriteriaVascular dementiaFrontotemporal dementiaDementia with Lewy bodiesMedicineNeuroimagingMedical diagnosisLewy bodyDiseasePsychiatryPathologyInternal medicine

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DementiaHumans

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Year
2001
Type
article
Volume
56
Issue
9
Pages
1143-1153
Citations
1387
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David S. Knopman, Steven T. DeKosky, Jeffrey L. Cummings et al. (2001). Practice parameter: Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review). Neurology , 56 (9) , 1143-1153. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.56.9.1143

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10.1212/wnl.56.9.1143
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