Anosognosia in mild cognitive impairment and mild alzheimer's disease: Frequency and neuropsychological correlates

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1133-1140

  Orfei, Maria Donata ^a   Varsi, Ambra Erika ^a   Blundo, Carlo ^b   Celia, Elisabetta ^a   Casini, Anna Rosa ^c,d   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a   Spalletta, Gianfranco ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b University of Rome Campus Biomedico   (Italy)

^c San Giovanni Memory Clinic   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anosognosia; mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 77952419561     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181dd1c50     Document Type: Article

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