Motor and cognitive function in Lewy body dementia: Comparison with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-252

  Gnanalingham, Kanna K ^a   Byrne, E Jane ^a   Thornton, Andrew ^a   Sambrook, Mike A ^b   Bannister, Paul ^c  

^a Department of Old Age Psychiatry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Extrapyramidalism; Lewy body dementia; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030929358     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.3.243     Document Type: Article

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