Frontal and temporal lobe involvement on verbal fluency measures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 913-922

  Lepow, Lauren ^a   Van Sweringen, James ^a   Strutt, Adriana M ^a   Jawaid, Ali ^a   MacAdam, Claire ^a   Harati, Yadollah ^a,b   Schulz, Paul E ^a,b,c   York, Michele K ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALS Association Center   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cognition; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78249239204     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803391003596439     Document Type: Article

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