Semantic Memory Deficits in Low-educated Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Semantic Memory Deficits in Low-educated Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Although a deficit of semantic memory is evident in the dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT), the underlying neuropsychologic mechanism remains controversial. Breakdown of the semantic network during the course of DAT and an inability to access semantic information have been postulated as pos...

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Main Authors: Chi-Cheng Yang, Mau-Sun Hua, Ming-Jang Chiu, Sien-Tsong Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Ta-Fu Chen, Chih-Hsun Wu, Ming-Ching Wen, Huai-Hsuan Tseng, Yi-Chuan Chu, Chia-Yu Wang, Pei-Chong Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
low education
semantic memory
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601789

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