The Global Deterioration Scale for assessment of primary degenerative dementia.
Cognitive decline associated with old age and consistent with the diagnosis of primary degenerative dementia is a unique clinical syndrome with characteristic phenomena and progression. The authors describe a Global Deterioration Scale for the assessment of primary degenerative dementia and delineation of its stages. The authors have used the Global Deterioration Scale successfully for more than 5 years and have validated it against behavioral, neuroanatomic, and neurophysiologic measures in patients with primary degenerative dementia.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics