Prevalence of primitive reflexes and the relationship with cognitive change in healthy adults: A report from the Maastricht Aging Study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 935-941

  Van Boxtel, M P J ^a   Bosma, H ^a   Jolles, J ^a   Vreeling, F W ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognition; Memory; Primitive reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SCREENING; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33746267001     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0138-7     Document Type: Article

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