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This book has hopefully demonstrated that neurologists are not redundant in the diagnosis and management of people with cognitive disorders, indeed have a valuable if circumscribed role to play. This clinical role may also facilitate research studies. However, it is not, and never was, the purpose of this book to be a merely factional account, a case of special pleading for the retention of neurology-led dementia clinics.
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Larner, A.J. (2014). Conclusion. In: Dementia in Clinical Practice: A Neurological Perspective. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6371-8_10
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