The thickness of posterior cortical areas is related to executive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

OBJECTIVE: To establish whether alterations of brain structures in Alzheimer's disease are associated with executive dysfunction. METHODS: Nineteen patients with Alzheimer's disease and 22 older control subjects underwent a comprehensive evaluation. The clock drawing test, digit span tes...

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Main Authors: Luciano de Gois Vasconcelos, Andrea Parolin Jackowski, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Yona Mayara Ribeiro Flor, Altay Alves Lino Souza, Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000100028&lng=en&tlng=en