The cognitive and behavioural profile of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Application of the consensus criteria

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-153

  Consonni, Monica ^a,b   Iannaccone, Sandro ^a   Cerami, Chiara ^a   Frasson, Paola ^a   Lacerenza, Marco ^a   Lunetta, Christian ^c   Corbo, Massimo ^c   Cappa, Stefano F ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; behavioural impairment; cognitive impairment; dysexecutive syndrome; Lower Motor Neuron Disease; motor disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84882424750     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: 18758584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/126010     Document Type: Article

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