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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin H. Teicher, Rye, NH (US);
Steven B. Lowen, Burlington, MA (US);
David G. Harper, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sumer D. Verma, Lexington, MA (US);
Janet M. Lawrence, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The McLean Hospital Corporation, Belmont, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
Provided are methods for diagnosing the presence, type, or severity of a dementia in a human subject. The methods involve using a computer-based system to assess impairment of certain cognitive and motor functions that are indicative of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.