Proper names in patients with early Alzheimer's disease

Neurocase

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Semenza, C ^b   Mondini, Sara ^a   Borgo, F ^b   Pasini, M ^a   Sgaramella, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer patients; Early diagnosis; Proper names

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECOGNITION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOMIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0038142284     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/neur.9.1.63.14370     Document Type: Article

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