Driver landmark and traffic sign identification in early Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 764-768

  Uc, Ergun Y ^a   Rizzo, M ^a   Anderson, S W ^a   Shi, Q ^a   Dawson, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC; VISION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SYMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 20444386869     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.049338     Document Type: Article

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