Misidentification syndromes related to face specific area in the fusiform gyrus

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 645-648

  Hudson, Arthur J ^a   Grace, Gloria M ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delusional misidentification; Fregoli syndrome; Fusiform gyrus face area; Parahippocampal place area

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SUBICULUM; SYNDROME; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; BRAIN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033785341     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.5.645     Document Type: Article

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