A 5-year follow-up study of an atypical case of myotonic dystrophy

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1213-1221

  Macniven, Jamie A B ^a   Graham, N L ^b   Davies, R R ^c   Wilson, B A ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dyslexia; Myotonic dystrophy; Semantic impairment; Tau

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 30344463331     PISSN: 0883041X     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050500283509     Document Type: Article

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