Neurocognition of centenarians: Neuropsychological study of élite centenarians

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1004-1008

  Luczywek, E ^a,b   Gabryelewicz, T ^a   Barczak, A ^b   Religa, D ^a,c   Pfeffer, A ^a   Styczynska, M ^a   Peplonska, B ^a   Chodakowska Zebrowska, M ^b   Barcikowska, M ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b CENTRAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR   (Poland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Clinical experimental assessment; Cognitive functions; Right hemispheric pattern

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PLANNING; POLAND; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLAND;

EID: 35448965651     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1780     Document Type: Article

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