Persistent Vegetative State in Alzheimer Disease
Archives of NeurologyPublished 1 November 1997
L. Volicer
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The diagnostic disagreement between the neurologists indicate that Alzheimer disease may only rarely progress to the persistent vegetative state.
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The diagnostic disagreement between the neurologists indicate that Alzheimer disease may only rarely progress to the persistent vegetative state.
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