Subjective memory complaints in the elderly may be related to factors other than cognitive deficit

Abstract Prevalence of subjective memory complaints (SMC) in elderly community dwellers (ECD) ranges from 25 to 50%. Some controversy exists over the association between SMC and cognitive status. Objective: We investigated whether a correlation in cognitive performance existed between two different...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Procópio de Oliveira Aguiar, Miriam Ikeda Ribeiro, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642010000100054&lng=en&tlng=en