Cognitive functioning in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A six month longitudinal study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 668-670

  Robinson, Keith M ^a   Lacey, S C ^b   Grugan, P ^c   Glosser, G ^d   Grossman, M ^d   McCluskey, L F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION; AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33646934437     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.073403     Document Type: Article

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