Neuropsychological picture of 33 spinocerebellar ataxia cases

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-325

  Orsi, Laura ^a,b   D'Agata, Federico ^a,b,d   Caroppo, Paola ^a,b   Franco, Alessandra ^b,c   Caglio, Marcella Maria ^d   Avidano, Federica ^b   Manzone, Cristina ^b   Mortara, Paolo ^a,b  

^a AOU San Giovanni Battista   (Italy)

^b AOU San Giovanni Battista   (Italy)

^c Ciriè Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cognition; Neuropsychology; Spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; STATISTICS; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SERIAL LEARNING; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952580349     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.518139     Document Type: Article

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