Comprehension of complex discourse in different stages of Huntington's disease

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 656-669

  Saldert, Charlotta ^a   Fors, Angelika ^a   Strberg, Sofia ^a   Hartelius, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognition; Comprehension; Huntington's disease; Language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957907484     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682820903494742     Document Type: Article

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