Walking difficulties in patients with Alzheimer's disease might originate from gait apraxia

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-201

  Della Sala, S ^a   Spinnler, H ^b   Venneri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0842330805     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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