Extrapyramidal Signs Amongst Cognitively Intact Elderly People
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Extrapyramidal signs in cognitively intact elderly people.
AIM to investigate the prevalence of extrapyramidal signs in elderly people and their relationship to disease. SETTING AND SUBJECTS 151 non-demented subjects age 65 and over living within a defined geographical area in Nottingham who were participating in the MRC multicentre Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. MEASUREMENTS subjects were assessed at home. Extrapyramidal signs were rated acc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_1.p15-b