Visuo-spatial dysgnosia and Balint's syndrome as major symptoms of probable Alzheimer's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 519-527

  Davous, P ^a   Panisset, M ^b   De Agostini, M ^c   Boller, F ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^d CENTRE PAUL BROCA   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Balint's syndrome; Posterior cortical atrophy; Visuo spatial dysgnosia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029952784     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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