Functional status of men with the fragile X premutation, with and without the tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1101-1109

  Brega, Angela G ^a,b   Reynolds, Ann ^c   Bennett, Rachael E ^a,d   Leehey, Maureen A ^a   Bounds, Lanee S ^a   Cogswell, Jennifer B ^e   Hagerman, Randi J ^e,f   Hagerman, Paul J ^g   Grigsby, Jim ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Fragile X; Fragile X associated tremor ataxia syndrome; Functional status; FXTAS; Instrumental activities of daily living

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING; EDUCATION; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PAIN; SHOPPING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATAXIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREMOR;

EID: 70350736218     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2231     Document Type: Article

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