Calculation impairment in neurodegenerative diseases

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Halpern, Casey ^a   McMillan, Corey ^a   Moore, Peachie ^a   Dennis, Kari ^a   Grossman, Murray ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Calculation; Corticobasal degeneration; Frontotemporal dementia; Number; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOBASAL DEGENERATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0037445594     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(02)00416-1     Document Type: Article

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