title: Alzheimer's disease in a patient with posterior cortical atrophy.
abstract: Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is characterised by slowly progressive dementia with cognitive and perceptual deficits suggestive of bilateral parieto-occipital disease. A case is reported of a patient with PCA and neuropathological findings consistent with Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Hospital Clinic and Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Berthier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leiguarda
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Starkstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sevlever
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Taratuto
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology