Myotonic dystrophy and progressive cognitive decline: A common condition or two separate problems?

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-121

  Wilson, Barbara A ^a,c   Balleny, Heather ^b   Patterson, Karalyn ^a   Hodges, John R ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b South West Mental Health Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive decline; Dementia; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; ONSET AGE;

EID: 0033012603     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70789-5     Document Type: Article

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