Visual agnosia and prosopagnosia in childhood: A prospective case study

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Joy, Pamela ^a   Brunsdon, Ruth ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FACIES; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PROSOPAGNOSIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; SKILL; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY; ACHIEVEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGNOSIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSOPAGNOSIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037963138     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/chin.8.1.1.8721     Document Type: Article

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