Verbal fluency and early memory decline: Results from the Wisconsin registry for Alzheimer's prevention

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 448-457

  Mueller, Kimberly Diggle ^a   Koscik, Rebecca L ^a   LaRue, Asenath ^a   Clark, Lindsay R ^a   Hermann, Bruce ^a   Johnson, Sterling C ^a,b   Sager, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Fluency (verbal); Language and language disorders; Learning and memory; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; REGISTER; SEMANTICS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS; REGISTRIES; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84943651488     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv030     Document Type: Article

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