Focal cognitive impairment in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: A neuropsychological and neuroimaging study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Turconi, Anna Carla ^a   Benti, Riccardo ^b   Castelli, Enrico ^a   Pochintesta, Simona ^a   Felisari, Giorgio ^a   Comi, Giacomo ^c   Gagliardi, Chiara ^a   Del Piccolo, Lidia ^a   Bresolin, Nereo ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Ist Clin Neurologica Univ M   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Memory disorders; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy; Neuropsychology; Tomography emission computed single photon; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0032692609     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00199-9     Document Type: Article

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