The Early Neuropsychological and Behavioral Characteristics of Frontotemporal Dementia
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Qualitative neuropsychological performance characteristics in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
BACKGROUND Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease are clinically distinct disorders, yet neuropsychological studies have had variable success in distinguishing them. A possible reason is that studies typically rely on overall accuracy scores, which may obscure differences in reasons for failure. OBJECTIVES To explore the hypothesis that analysis of qualitative performance chara...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychology Review
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1040-7308,1573-6660
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-008-9056-z