Comparison of cognitive status profiles of healthy elderly persons with dementia and neurosurgical patients using the neurobehavioural cognitive status examination

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Katz, Noomi ^a   Hartman Maeir, Adina ^a   Weiss, Pnina ^b   Armon, Nira ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Belinson Medical Center   (Israel)

^c Day Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognistat (NCSE); Cognitive assessment; Dementia; Elderly; Neurosurgical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALCULATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROSURGERY; ORIENTATION; SCREENING TEST; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030728516     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-8135(97)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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