Can executive cognitive measures differentiate between patients with spinal- and bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-354

  Zalonis, Ioannis ^a   Christidi, Foteini ^a   Paraskevas, Georgios ^a   Zabelis, Thomas ^a   Evdokimidis, Ioannis ^a   Kararizou, Evangelia ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Bulbar and spinal onset; Executive functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863319248     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acs031     Document Type: Article

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