## 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 ScaleββRevised (WAISβR) and the Wechsler Memory ScaleββRevised (WMSβR). ## Design We examined th
The medial temporal lobe in dementia with lewy bodies: A comparative study with Alzheimer's disease
β Scribed by Dr C. F. Lippa; R. Johnson; T. W. Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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