Thalamic amnesia following venous infarction: Evidence from a single case study

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-294

  Peru, Andrea ^a   Fabbro, Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; THALAMUS; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0031128264     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0868     Document Type: Article

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