Executive functions and speed of mental processing in elderly patients with frontal or nonfrontal ischemic stroke

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-661

  Leskelä, Maarit ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Executive functions; Frontal lobes; Neuropsychology; Slowing; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032786473     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.660653.x     Document Type: Article

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