Neuropathological basis for drawing disability (constructional apraxia) in Alzheimer's disease

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 623-629

  Forstl H ^a   Burns, A ^a   Levy, R ^a   Cairns, N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN WEIGHT; COGNITION; DRAWING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBICULUM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIAS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARIETAL LOBE; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; SPACE PERCEPTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0027248772     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170002540X     Document Type: Article

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