The Visual Spatial Learning Test: Differential impairment during the premanifest and manifest stages of Huntington's disease

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-86

  Pirogovsky, Eva ^a,b   Nicoll, Diane R ^c   Challener, Dillon M ^c   Breen, Elizabeth ^d   Gluhm, Shea ^d   Corey Bloom, Jody ^d   Gilbert, Paul E ^c,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Non Verbal; Premanifest; Visuospatial memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL LEARNING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL PROCESSING;

EID: 84923701217     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnp.12036     Document Type: Article

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