Maze Test Performance and Reported Driving Ability in Early Dementia

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Ott, Brian R ^a,d   Heindel, William C ^b   Whelihan, William M ^c   Caron, Mark D ^c   Piatt, Andrea L ^c   DiCarlo, Margaret A ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Dementia; Driving; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0242428467     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988703255688     Document Type: Article

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