Anosognosia: Examining the disconnection hypothesis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 798-800

  Adair, John C ^a   Schwartz, Ronald L ^b   Na, Duk L ^c   Fennell, Eileen ^d,e   Gilmore, Robin L ^d   Heilman, Kenneth M ^d,e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Disconnection

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANOSOGNOSIA; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

EID: 0030683634     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.6.798     Document Type: Article

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