Cognitive impairment in adult myotonic dystrophies: A longitudinal study

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Sansone, V ^a   Gandossini, S ^b   Cotelli, M ^b,c   Calabria, M ^b   Zanetti, O ^b   Meola, Giovanni ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dysexecutive syndrome; Follow up; Myotonic dystrophy type 1; Myotonic dystrophy type 2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33947709394     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-007-0742-z     Document Type: Article

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