Chronic information-processing changes in individuals with a first-ever clinical lacunar syndrome

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 236-241

  Anderson, Jacqueline F I ^a   Saling, Michael M ^a   Donnan, Geoffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Information processing speed; Lacunar; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACUNAR SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; AGED; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

AGED; COGNITION; DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STROKE;

EID: 61549142774     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e31817d74d0     Document Type: Article

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