Neural substrate of cognitive theory of mind impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Cortex

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-30

  Carluer, Laurence ^a,b,c,d   Mondou, Audrey ^a,b,c,d   Buhour, Marie Sonia ^a,b,c,d   Laisney, Mickaël ^a,b,c,d   Pélerin, Alice ^a,b,c,d   Eustache, Francis ^a,b,c,d   Viader, Fausto ^a,b,c,d   Desgranges, Béatrice ^a,b,c,d  

^a Centre Cyceron   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cognitive impairment; Executive dysfunction; FDG PET; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PET-CT SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; WORKING MEMORY; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84921499524     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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