Partial knowledge of abstract words in patients with cortical degenerative conditions

Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-489

  Crutch, Sebastian J ^a,b   Warrington, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstract words; Alzheimer's disease; Conceptual knowledge; Partial knowledge; Semantic dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTIC DEMENTIA; SEMANTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33746878221     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.4.482     Document Type: Article

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