Normal cognitive performance in patients with chronic alcoholism in contrast to patients with Korsakoff's syndrome

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-50

  Krabbendam, Lydia ^a   Visser, Pieter Jelle ^a   Derix, Mayke M A ^a   Verhey, Frans ^a   Hofman, Paul ^a   Verhoeven, Willem ^a   Tuinier, Siegfried ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a  

^a PMS Vijverdal ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

EID: 0033967341     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.12.1.44     Document Type: Article

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