Topographical disorientation in alzheimer's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 967-972

  Guariglia, Carla Cristina ^a   Nitrini, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Orientation; Spatial perception; Spatial working memory; Topographical disorientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 76149105524     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000600001     Document Type: Article

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