The phonological loop in medicated patients with Parkinson's disease: Presence of phonological similarity and word length effects

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 609-611

  Moreaud, Olivier ^a   Fournet, Nathalie ^b   Roulin, Jean Luc ^b   Naegele, Bernadette ^a   Pellat, Jacques ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Frontal lobe; Parkinson's disease; Phonological loop; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; PIRIBEDIL; SELEGILINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0030989384     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.6.609     Document Type: Article

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