Cognitive-behavioral profiles of neurodegenerative dementias: Beyond alzheimer's disease

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-238

  Levy, James A ^a   Chelune, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Frontotemporal; Lewy body; Neurodegenerative; Parkinson's disease with dementia; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LEWY BODY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APHASIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 35948958128     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988707308806     Document Type: Review

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