Is short-term memory for discrete arm movements impaired in Huntington's disease?

Cortex

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Davis, Jennifer D ^a   Filoteo, J Vincent ^b,c   Kesner, Raymond P ^d  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Explicit; Huntington's disease; Memory; Movement

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33947266927     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70480-5     Document Type: Article

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