title: [Dementias: mostly clinico-neuropsychological or mostly psychometric diagnosis?].
abstract: In this paper many critical reflections on diagnosis management of patients affected by dementia have been reported. In particular, the importance of clinico-neuropsychological evaluation of patients with respect to management prevalently based on neuropsychological tests is underlined. In this view a periodic diagnostic exercise with the objective of improving the diagnostic approach of dementias has been proposed to the Alzheimer's disease units (UVA) included in the Cronos Project.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica III, Universita degli Studi, Ospedale San Paulo, Via A. Di Rudini 8, 20142 Milan, Italy. hans.spinnler@unimi.it
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spinnler
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D019090:Case Management; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019370:Observation; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012112:Residential Facilities
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D018697:Nootropic Agents