Open AccessPosterior cortical atrophy: clinical presentation and cognitive deficits compared to Alzheimer's disease.
Author(s) -
Raquel F. Charles,
Argye E. Hillis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
behavioural neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1875-8584
pISSN - 0953-4180
DOI - 10.1155/2005/762569
Subject(s) - posterior cortical atrophy , atrophy , neuroscience , alzheimer's disease , disease , cognition , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , medicine , pathology , dementia , surgery
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is an uncommon dementia syndrome with initial manifestations of visual dysfunction and preservation of memory and language until late in the disease. Since prognosis and management differ from typical Alzheimer's disease (tAD), clinical tests to distinguish PCA from tAD are needed.
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