Relation between cognitive dysfunction and pseudobulbar palsy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 464-472

  Abrahams, S ^a   Goldstein, L H ^a   Al Chalabi, A ^b   Pickering, A ^c   Morris, R G ^a   Passingham, R E ^d   Brooks, D J ^e   Leigh, P N ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Executive dysfunction; Neuropsychological impairment; Pseudobulbar palsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0030926838     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.5.464     Document Type: Article

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