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Lead
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Age
70–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
patient consulting for memory problems
caucasian
memory complaint is validated by a clinical evaluation
cognitive performance is sufficiently well preserved so that a diagnostic of dementia cannot be made (according to the DSM-IV-R and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria) at the time of inclusion
the patient speaks French
presence of an informant
accepts to sign consent
at least four years of formal education
patient consulting for memory problems
memory problem reported by the patient is not validated by the consultation, nor by the battery of tests specified during screening
presence of an informant
Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) = 0
accepts to sign consent
You may not be if
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL): at least two items \> 1
Anticholinesterasic treatments and/or memantin before study inclusion
major depressive syndrome, according to the Global Depressive Scale
Known neurodegenerative disease or general disease or major physical problems that could interfere with cognitive functioning and testing
Pathology that might lead to death in the short term (evolving cancer, non stable cardiopathy, hepatic, renal or respiratory insufficiency)
