Executive functioning and risk for alzheimer's disease in the cognitively intact: Family history predicts Wisconsin card sorting test performance

Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 582-591

  Hazlett, Kathleen E ^a   Figueroa, Christina M ^a   Nielson, Kristy A ^a,b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Executive function; Genetic predisposition to disease; Neuropsychological tests; Predictive value of tests; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERSEVERATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84934434241     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000181     Document Type: Article

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