Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A neuropsychological case study

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-175

  Gass, Carlton S ^a   Luis, Cheryl A ^b   Meyers, Tracey L ^b   Kuljis, Rodrigo O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0033984875     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(99)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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