Executive functions and Alzheimer's disease: Problems and prospects

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-15

  Patterson, M B ^a,b,c,d   Mack, J L ^a   Geldmacher, D S ^a,c   Whitehouse, P J ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d Alzheimer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; executive dysfunction; frontal lobe; neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030061311     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00182.x     Document Type: Review

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