Naming of grammatical classes in frontotemporal dementias: Linguistic and non linguistic factors contribute to noun-verb dissociation

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Silveri, Maria Caterina ^a   Ciccarelli, Nicoletta ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive syndrome; Frontotemporal dementia; Noun; Primary progressive aphasia; Semantic dementia; Verb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGNOSIA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 42049117143     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/428191     Document Type: Article

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