The Neglected Half of Alzheimer Disease: Cognitive and Functional Concomitants of Severe Dementia

Abstract

The results indicate that patients who are functionally more impaired also show continuing increments in cognitive loss. These cognitive and functional assessments for measuring the magnitude of deterioration in AD can be applied to the estimated half-million nursing home residents presently labeled "untestable" with the goal of optimization of care and residual capacities.