Impairment in Proverb Interpretation as an Executive Function Deficit in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Impairment in Proverb Interpretation as an Executive Function Deficit in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Background/Aims: Proverb interpretation is assumed to reflect executive functions. We hypothesized that proverb interpretation is impaired in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) diagnosed as single-domain impairment by common neuropsychological testing. Methods: We compared perfo...

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Main Authors: Thomas Leyhe, Ralf Saur, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Monika Milian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-01-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Non-literal language
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Concrete thinking
Early Alzheimerߣs disease
Executive dysfunction
Neuropsychological testing
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/323864

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