The closing-in phenomenon in the drawing performance of Alzheimer's disease patients: A compensation account

Cortex

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1031-1036

  Serra, Laura ^a   Fadda, Lucia ^a,b   Perri, Roberta ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,b   Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Closing in; Constructional apraxia; Dementia; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRAWING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 77954957079     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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