Longitudinal study of single-word comprehension in semantic dementia: A comparison with primary progressive aphasia and Alzheimer's disease

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 606-626

  Harciarek, Michal ^a,b   Kertesz, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Auditory comprehension; Category specific deficits; Primary progressive aphasia; Semantic dementia; Western Aphasia Battery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; SEMANTIC DEMENTIA; SINGLE WORD COMPREHENSION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 68049104089     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030801890891     Document Type: Article

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