Theory of mind in behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 714-719

  Bora, Emre ^a   Walterfang, Mark ^a   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRONTAL VARIANT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENDER; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY OF MIND; COGNITION; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84939234142     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-309445     Document Type: Review

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