Relationship between functional and neuropsychological performance in early Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Perry, Richard J ^a   Hodges, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

ADL; Alzheimer; Attention; Functional; Memory; Visuospatial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034051561     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200001000-00001     Document Type: Article

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