Association of crossword puzzle participation with memory decline in persons who develop dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1006-1013

  Pillai, Jagan A ^a,b   Hall, Charles B ^c   Dickson, Dennis W ^c,d   Buschke, Herman ^c   Lipton, Richard B ^c   Verghese, Joe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Dementia; Elderly; Memory; Neuropsychology; Puzzles

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455149724     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711001111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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