Neuropsychological profile of dementia with Lewy bodies

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Oda, Haruhiko ^a   Yamamoto, Yasuji ^a   Maeda, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Attentional dysfunction; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Memory; Visuospatial impairment

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67650679320     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00283.x     Document Type: Review

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