Attention network functioning in patients with dementia with lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-145

  Fuentes, Luis J ^a   Fernández, Pedro J ^a   Campoy, Guillermo ^a   Antequera, Martirio M ^b   García Sevilla, Julia ^a   Antúnez, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive neuropsychology; Dementia; Dementia with Lewy bodies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALERTNESS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; CUES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; NERVE NET; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 76049104336     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000275672     Document Type: Article

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