Comparative cognitive neuropsychological studies of frontal lobe function: Implications for therapeutic strategies in frontal variant frontotemporal dementia

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 15-28

  Rahman, S ^b   Robbins, T W ^b   Sahakian, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Dopamine; Dorsolateral; Frontotemporal dementia; Idazoxan; Noradrenaline; Orbitofrontal; Prefrontal; Serotonin; Therapeutic strategies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE; GUANFACINE; IDAZOXAN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0032812360     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051207     Document Type: Article

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