Selective attention deficits associated with mild cognitive impairment and early stage Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Krinsky McHale, Sharon J ^a   Devenny, Darlynne A ^a   Kittler, Phyllis ^a   Silverman, Wayne ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 53049084940     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2008.113:369-386     Document Type: Article

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