Chronic anosognosia: A case report and theoretical account

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2030-2038

  Cocchini, Gianna ^a   Beschin, Nicoletta ^b   Sala, Sergio Della ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Gallarate Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Anosognosia; Executive functions; Hemiplegia; Neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEGLECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

EID: 0036382752     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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