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Case 6 - “The Thing about Remembering Names of Things”

from Part 2 - Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2020

Keith Josephs
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Federico Rodriguez-Porcel
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina
Rhonna Shatz
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
Daniel Weintraub
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Alberto Espay
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
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In this chapter, we emphasize the importance of keen observation, as subtle findings can be the clue to potentially treatable conditions.

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Print publication year: 2020

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