Neuropsychological function in patients with Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease from the Indiana Kindred (F198S)

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Unverzagt, Frederick W ^a   Farlow, Martin R ^a   Norton, James ^a   Dlouhy, Stephen R ^a   Young, Katherine ^a   Ghetti, Bernardino ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Genetic disorder; Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker disease; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; PRION PROTEIN; SERINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE REPORT; CODON; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERSTMANN STRAUSSLER SCHEINKER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030928893     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617797001690     Document Type: Article

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