A comparison between normal and dementing subjects' performance on the Gibson Spiral Maze was carried out between two age groups (60—70 and 70—89 yr.). Analysis indicated that a differential pattern of impairment existed between early and late onset dementias (ns = 54 and 75), the latter characterized by poor accuracy, the former by abnormal slowing, when compared with their normal peers.
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