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Senile dementia and parietal lobe dysfunction

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Gilleard CJ, Spain E & O'Carroll R (1987) Senile dementia and parietal lobe dysfunction. British Journal of Psychiatry, 150 (1), pp. 114-117. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.150.1.114

Abstract
Two samples of patients suffering from senile dementia were administered the Kew tests for parietal lobe function and aphasia. No evidence emerged of any clinical heterogeneity; parietal lobe test performance was found to be more a function of degree of impairment rather than of age.

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British Journal of Psychiatry: Volume 150, Issue 1