Serial position effects rapidly distinguish Alzheimer ’s from frontotemporal dementia

ConclusionWe conclude that obtaining a simplerecency dominance index from a single, 15-item word list memory trial can help discriminate patients with AD from patients with bvFTD, even if they present with similarly severe memory impairment.

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Source: Journal of Neurology - December 4, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research