Frontal lobe function: Mr. Phineas Gage's famous injury

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 280-281

  Neylan, Thomas C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032910151     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.11.2.280     Document Type: Short Survey

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