A descriptive study on constructional impairment in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 589-597

  Gasparini, M ^a,c   Masciarelli, G ^a   Vanacore, N ^b   Ottaviani, D ^a   Salati, E ^a   Talarico, G ^a   Lenzi, G L ^a   Bruno, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c Department of Neurological Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Constructional abilities; Frontotemporal dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING LIST; REY OSTERRIETH COMPLEX FIGURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 43549100006     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02128.x     Document Type: Article

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