Visuospatial impairment in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: A process analysis approach

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Simard, Martine ^a,b,c,d   Van Reekum, Robert ^b,c,e   Myran, David ^a,b,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^e BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia Lewy bodies; Parkinsonian symptoms; Psychosis; Visuospatial impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BENTON JUDGEMENT LINE ORIENTATION TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSONISM; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGNOSIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEWY BODY DISEASE;

EID: 0037797306     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.839     Document Type: Article

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