Depressive and memory symptoms as presenting features of spinocerebellar ataxia

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-422

  McMurtray, Aaron M ^a,b   Clark, David G ^a   Flood, Mary K ^a   Perlman, Susan ^a   Mendez, Mario F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 85047682413     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2006.18.3.420     Document Type: Article

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