Suitability of neuropsychological tests in patients with vascular dementia (VaD)

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 41-45

  Bagnoli, Silvia ^a   Failli, Ylenia ^a   Piaceri, Irene ^a   Rinnoci, Valentina ^a   Bessi, Valentina ^a   Tedde, Andrea ^a   Nacmias, Benedetta ^a   Sorbi, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Neuropsychological tests; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MATTIS DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; MIDDELHEIM FRONTALITY SCORE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHILADELPHIA BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84867579712     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.05.045     Document Type: Article

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