Extent and neural basis of semantic memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 823-837

  Barbeau, Emmanuel J ^a,b   Didic, Mira ^c,d   Joubert, Sven ^e,f   Guedj, Eric ^g   Koric, Lejla ^c   Felician, Olivier ^c,d   Ranjeva, Jean Philippe ^h   Cozzone, Patrick ^h   Ceccaldi, Mathieu ^c,d  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^g Aix Marseille University   (France)

^h CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Long term memory; mild cognitive impairment; neuroimaging; semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIDACTIC ACQUISITION QUESTIONNAIRE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FACE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIRHINAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84858025155     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110989     Document Type: Article

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