## Abstract ## Objective To demonstrate the exact nature of the cognitive profile of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) on standardized neuropsychological tests including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale––Revised (WAIS‐R) and the Wechsler Memory Scale––Revised (WMS‐R). ## Design We examined th
Dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease
✍ Scribed by Carlyn K. Rosenberg; Thomas J. Cummings; Ann M. Saunders; Corinne Widico; Lauren M. McIntyre; Christine M. Hulette
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 38 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6322
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