Analysis of error types in the trail making test evidences an inhibitory deficit in dementia of the Alzheimer type

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 280-285

  Amieva, Hélène ^a   Lafont, Sylviane ^a   Auriacombe, Sophie ^b   Rainville, Constant ^c   Orgogozo, Jean Marc ^a,b   Dartigues, Jean François ^a,b   Fabrigoule, Colette ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 0031713590     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.20.2.280.1161     Document Type: Article

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