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This chapter examines the various cognitive disorders (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degenerations, parkinsonian disorders) which may be defined by clinical assessment and investigation, emphasizing their clinical heterogeneity.

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Larner, A.J. (2014). Diagnosis (2): Dementia Disorders. In: Dementia in Clinical Practice: A Neurological Perspective. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6371-8_8

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