Kanji-predominant alexia in advanced Alzheimer's disease

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Nakamura, K ^a   Meguro, K ^a   Yamazaki, H ^b   Ishizaki, J ^a   Saito, H ^b   Saito, N ^b   Shimada, M ^a   Yamaguchi, S ^a   Shimada, Y ^a   Yamadori, A ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Minami Hanamaki Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexia; Alzheimer's disease; Kana; Kanji; Language function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALEXIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 7144256509     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb00644.x     Document Type: Article

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