Anosognosia for hemiplegia, neglect dyslexia, and drawing neglect: Clinical findings and theoretical considerations

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 426-440

  Berti, Anna ^a,d   Làdavas, Elisabetta ^b   Corte, Monica Della ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c NRCA Ospedale Fraticini   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Denial of illness; Emisomatoagnosia; Neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGNOSIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN INFARCTION; DENIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGNOSIA; AWARENESS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEMIANOPSIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 0030225389     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561770000151X     Document Type: Article

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