Episodic aphasia with residual effects in a patient with progressive dementia resulting from a mitochondrial cytopathy (MELAS)

Aphasiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 599-615

  Pachalska, M ^a   MacQueen, B D ^a  

^a The Cracow Centre for Rehabilitation   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE;

ADULT; ANOMIA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MELAS SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REMISSION; SEMANTICS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STROKE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034926122     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687040143000078     Document Type: Article

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