Comparison of neuropsychological functioning in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-510

  Pachana, Nancy Ann ^a   Boone, Kyle Brauer ^b   Miller, Bruce L ^b   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^a   Berman, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Executive functions; Fronlotemporal degeneration; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030276221     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617700001673     Document Type: Article

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