The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic …
GM McKhann, DS Knopman, H Chertkow… - Alzheimer's & …, 2011 - Elsevier
The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association charged a workgroup with
the task of revising the 1984 criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. The workgroup
sought to ensure that the revised criteria would be flexible enough to be used by both
general healthcare providers without access to neuropsychological testing, advanced
imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid measures, and specialized investigators involved in
research or in clinical trial studies who would have these tools available. We present criteria …
the task of revising the 1984 criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. The workgroup
sought to ensure that the revised criteria would be flexible enough to be used by both
general healthcare providers without access to neuropsychological testing, advanced
imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid measures, and specialized investigators involved in
research or in clinical trial studies who would have these tools available. We present criteria …