Executive dysfunction
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Executive dysfunction. Working memory, Inhibition, Set shifting, Fluency. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Executive function components
- Working memory
- Inhibition
- Set shifting
- Fluency
Executive functions
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Neurological causes of executive dysfunction
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Psychiatric causes of executive dysfunction
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Systemic causes of executive dysfunction
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Clinical assessment
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References
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- Hanna-Pladdy B. Dysexecutive syndromes in neurologic disease. J Neurol Phys Ther 2007; 31:119-127.
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