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6830452

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of a number of clinical features occurring in patients with early- (before age 65) and late-onset primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type (PDDAT) are compared. The data from a total of 65 patients demonstrated a greater prevalence of language disturbance, a disproportionate number of left-handers, and a much shorter relative survival time in the early-onset group. Taken together with other data, these findings indicate a degree of heterogeneity in the clinical features of patients with PDDAT and suggest a possible heightened selective vulnerability of the left hemisphere in early-onset cases. We interpret the data as raising the possibility that the current view of PDDAT as a unitary disorder may not be entirely valid.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9942
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of clinical features in early- and late-onset primary degenerative dementia. One entity or two?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.