Transient topographical amnesia and cingulate cortex damage: A case report

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-326

  Cammalleri, R ^a   Gangitano, M ^a   D'Amelio, M ^a   Raieli, V ^a   Raimondo, D ^a   Camarda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cingulate ares 23 and 24d; Transient topographical amnesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0029962028     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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