Emotional Lability in MND: Relationship to cognition and psychopathology and impact on caregivers

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 16-20

  Palmieri, A ^a   Abrahams, S ^b   Soraru G ^a   Mattiuzzi, L ^a   D'Ascenzo, C ^a   Pegoraro, E ^a   Angelini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALS; ELQ; Emotional Lability; MND; Neuropsychology; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY; WORKING MEMORY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58849143771     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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