Unilateral spatial neglect in Alzheimer's disease: A line bisection study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Ishiai, S ^a   Okiyama, R ^b   Koyama, Y ^a   Seki, K ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Computed tomography (SPECT); Line bisection test; Right hemisphere dysfunction; Single photon emission; Unilateral spatial neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029935642     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00204.x     Document Type: Article

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