Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological functions in dementia of the Alzheimer type

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 221-229

  Pantel, J ^a   Schroder J ^b   Schad, L R ^b   Friedlinger, M ^b   Knopp, M V ^b   Schmitt, R ^b   Geissler, M ^b   Bluml S ^b   Essig, M ^b   Sauer, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; ATTENTION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 1842404825     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179600431X     Document Type: Article

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