Neuroradiological correlates of neuropsychological disorders in olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA)

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-97

  Botez Marquard, T ^a   Pedraza, O L ^b   Botez, M I ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cognition; CT scan; Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MEMORY; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEURORADIOLOGY; OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

EID: 0029944509     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00198.x     Document Type: Article

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