Executive function deficits in early Alzheimer's disease and their relations with episodic memory

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Baudic, Sophie ^a   Barba, Gianfranco Dalla ^b   Thibaudet, Marie Claude ^c   Smagghe, Alain ^c   Remy, Philippe ^d,e   Traykov, Latchezar ^e,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hopital Notre Dame de Bonne Secours   (France)

^d SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Early stage; Episodic memory; Executive function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

EID: 29144475443     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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