Posterior cortical atrophy: Clinical presentation and cognitive deficits compared to Alzheimer's disease

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Charles, Raquel F ^a   Hillis, Argye E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 23644452960     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/762569     Document Type: Article

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