A preliminary characterisation of cognition and social cognition in spinocerebellar ataxia types 2, 1, and 7

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-29

  Sokolovsky, N ^a   Cook, A ^b   Hunt, H ^a   Giunti, P ^b   Cipolotti, L ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

cognition; emotion; Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA); theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 1; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 2; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 3; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 6; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7;

EID: 77955734153     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BEN-2010-0270     Document Type: Article

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