Differences between early and late-onset Alzheimer's disease in neuropsychological tests

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn MAY, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sá, Francisca ^a,b   Pinto, Paula ^c   Cunha, Catarina ^b,c   Lemos, Raquel ^c   Letra, Liliana ^b,d   Simões, Mário ^c   Santana, Isabel ^b,d  

^a HOSPITAL DE FARO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Early onset Alzheimer's disease; Late onset Alzheimer's disease; Neuropsychological assessment cognitive domains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865835722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00081     Document Type: Article

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