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3997381

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of cognitive impairment resulting from either dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) or major depression (pseudodementia) on choice reaction time were examined in two conditions hypothesized to influence group performance selectively. Elderly controls had shorter reaction times than depressed patients who, in turn, were faster than dementia patients in the standard choice reaction time test. Elderly control and depressed subjects responded more quickly under conditions designed to reduce task demands. However, no effect was detected for DAT patients, presumably due to the neural constraints imposed on cognitive functioning in dementia. These results highlight the different etiologies for the intellectual decline in dementia and pseudodementia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0020-7454
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Choice reaction time modifiability in dementia and depression.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't