Estrogen and performance in recognition memory for olfactory and visual stimuli in females diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 400-404

  Sundermann, Erin ^a   Gilbert, Paul E ^a,b   Murphy, Claire ^a,b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Estrogen replacement therapy; Memory impairment; Olfaction; Recognition memory; Smell

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMELLING DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745672282     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060474     Document Type: Article

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