Visual variant of Alzheimer disease: Distinctive neuropsychological features

Neuropsychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 294-300

  Furey Kurkjian, Maura L ^a   Pietrini, Pietro ^b   Graff Radford, Neill R ^b   Alexander, Gene E ^b   Freo, Ulderico ^b   Szczepanik, Joanna ^b   Schapiro, Mark B ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0029929459     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.10.2.294     Document Type: Article

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