Integrating neuropsychology and brain imaging for a referral of possible pseudodementia: A case report

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 272-292

  Tanner, J J ^a   Mellott, E ^a   Dunne, E M ^a   Price, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Effort testing; MRI; Neuroradiology; Pseudodementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; APATHY; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DEPRESSION; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; AMYGDALA; APATHY; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DEPRESSION; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84929045208     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1008047     Document Type: Article

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