The role of neuropsychology in distinguishing the posterior cortical atrophy syndrome and alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-70

  Aresi, Anna ^a   Giovagnoli, Anna Rita ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive functions; Dementia; Memory; Neuropsychological assessment; Posterior cortical atrophy; Progressive visual agnosia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE DURATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; POSTERIOR CORTICAL ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 70349139204     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2009-1123     Document Type: Article

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