Progressive topographical disorientation: A case of focal Alzheimer's disease

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-110

  Grossi, D ^a   Fasanaro, A M ^b   Cecere, R ^a   Salzano, S ^a   Trojano, Luigi ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Focal variant of Alzheimer's disease; Topographical disorientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISORIENTATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFUSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247575351     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-007-0797-x     Document Type: Article

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