Neuropsychological asymmetry in Alzheimer's disease: Verbal versus visuoconstructional deficits across stages of dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 420-427

  Strite, Daniel ^a   Massman, Paul J ^a,b   Cooke, Norma ^b   Doody, Rachelle S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Hemispheric asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0030921525     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617797004207     Document Type: Article

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