Progressive biparietal atrophy: An atypical presentation of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-395

  Mackenzie Ross, Sarah J ^a   Graham, Naida ^a   Stuart Green, Lindsay ^a   Prins, Miriam ^b   Xuereb, John ^c   Patterson, Karalyn ^d   Hodges, John R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agraphia; Alzheimer's disease; Apraxia; Dementia

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; AGRAPHIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUPRASYLVIAN GYRUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029856824     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.4.388     Document Type: Article

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