Working memory in medicated patients with Parkinson's disease: The central executive seems to work

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-317

  Fournet, Nathalie ^a   Moreaud, Olivier ^a   Roulin, Jean Luc ^b   Naegele, Bernadette ^a   Pellat, Jacques ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Frontal lobe; Parkinson's disease; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; PIRIBEDIL; SELEGILINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0030011939     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.3.313     Document Type: Article

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