The role of attention in a spatial memory task in Alzheimer disease patients

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 140-152

  Simone, Patricia Mueller ^a   Baylis, Gordon C ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Attention; Delay response; Memory; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030928133     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199709000-00006     Document Type: Article

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