Cognitive decline in patients with Cushing's syndrome

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-29

  Forget, Hélène ^b   Lacroix, André ^b   Somma, Maurice ^b   Cohen, Henri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognition; Cushing's syndrome; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MEMORY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033975410     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617700611037     Document Type: Article

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