Pure alexia and word-meaning deafness in a patient with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1473-1474

  Jónsdóttir, María K ^a   Magnússon, Torfi ^a   Kjartansson, Ólafur ^b  

^a Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXIA; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICAL SENSORY APHASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031758941     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.55.11.1473     Document Type: Article

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