Corticobasal degeneration syndrome: A case of Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 559-564

  Santacruz, P ^a   Torner, L ^a   Cruz Sanchez F ^a   Lomena, F ^a   Catafau, A ^a   Blesa, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Corticobasal degeneration syndrome; Lewy body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOBASAL DEGENERATION SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PARKINSONISM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029950076     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199606)11:6<559::AID-GPS354>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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