Is High IQ Protective Against Cognitive Dysfunction in Narcoleptic Patients?
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Is High IQ Protective Against Cognitive Dysfunction in Narcoleptic Patients?
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aims of this study were to elucidate the cognitive functions of narcoleptics and determine whether intelligence protects against cognitive dysfunction and depressive mood in these patients. METHODS Sixty-six subjects (33 narcoleptics, 33 controls) were administered a battery of neuropsychological tests and an individual standardized intelligence test. The cognitive ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1738-6586,2005-5013
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.118