Retained neuropsychological abilities of individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-273

  Hopper, Tammy ^a,b   Bayles, Kathryn A ^b   Kim, Esther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Language; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEARING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035512183     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17425     Document Type: Article

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