Emotion processing deficits distinguish pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from frontotemporal dementia

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 39-46

  Savage, Sharon A ^a,b   Lillo, Patricia ^a   Kumfor, Fiona ^a,b   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,c   Piguet, Olivier ^a,b   Hodges, John R ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALS FTD; Cognitive impairment; Emotion; Frontotemporal dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANGER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISGUST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRONTAL VARIANT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SADNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84895540349     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.809763     Document Type: Article

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