Diffuse Lewy body disease: Clinical, pathological, and neuropsychological review

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-150

  Luis, Cheryl A ^a,b,c,d   Mittenberg, Wiley ^a   Gass, Carlton S ^b   Duara, Ranjan ^b,c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Univ of Miami School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diffuse Lewy body disease; Lewy bodies; Neurodegenerative disease

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0032717029     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021626420760     Document Type: Review

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