Executive Dysfunction in Alzheimer Disease
Archives of NeurologyPublished 1 April 2004
Margaret M. Swanberg, Rochelle E. Tractenberg, Richard C. Mohs, Leon J. Thal, Jeffrey L. Cummings
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These findings support the assessment of executive function in persons with AD and the importance of frontal lobe dysfunction in AD.
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These findings support the assessment of executive function in persons with AD and the importance of frontal lobe dysfunction in AD.
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