Apraxia and alzheimer's disease: Review and perspectives

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 234-256

  Lesourd, Mathieu ^a,b   Le Gall, Didier ^c,d   Baumard, Josselin ^c,d   Croisile, Bernard ^b   Jarry, Christophe ^c,d   Osiurak, François ^a  

^a Lyon University   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Imitation; Intransitive gesture; Limb apraxia; Pantomime; Tool use; Transitive gesture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MECHANICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; TOOL USE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIAS; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MECHANICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883487580     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-013-9235-4     Document Type: Review

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