Comparison between neuropsychological evaluation instruments for severe dementia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 B, 2006, Pages 736-740

  Wajman, José Roberto ^a   Bertolucci, Paulo Henrique F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive tests; Daily activities functional scale; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33750249574     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000500007     Document Type: Article

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