Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 9-14

  Abrahams, Sharon ^a,b   Newton, Judith ^a   Niven, Elaine ^a   Foley, Jennifer ^a   Bak, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cognition; ECAS; Frontotemporal dementia; Screen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDINBURGH COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL ALS SCREEN; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLUENCY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SOCIAL COGNITION; SPEECH; VERY ELDERLY; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84903371505     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.805784     Document Type: Article

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