A short neuropsychologic and cognitive evaluation of frontotemporal dementia

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-255

  Valverde, Ana Herrero ^a   Jimenez Escrig, Adriano ^b   Gobernado, Josè ^b   Barón, Manuel ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FERNANDO FONSECA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Frontotemporal dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIAS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 60649091670     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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