Research Article

Cardiovascular Risk and Hippocampal Thickness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 1

Demographic and cognitive characteristics.

Characteristic (range), mean ± SDAlzheimer’s disease patients

Age (years)
Female sex (no.)15
APOE-4 carriers (no.)19
Positive family history (no.)12
Minimental state examination (0–30)
Alzheimer’s disease assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog)
 Learning/memory
  Word recall (0–10)
  Word recognition (0–12)
  Remembering test instructions (0–5)
  Orientation (0–8)
 Language
  Commands (0–5)
  Spoken language (0–5)
  Naming objects and fingers (0–5)
  Word finding (0–5)
  Comprehension (0–5)
 Praxis
  Constructional praxis (0–5)
  Ideational praxis (0–5)
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