Retrograde memory deficits in severe closed-head injury patients

Cortex

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-23

  Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a,c   Sabbadini, Maurizio ^a   Bombardi, Patrizia ^a   Di Porto, Ester ^a   Loasses, Antonella ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head trauma; Memory; Semantic system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031883041     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70734-2     Document Type: Article

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