Akinetic mutism following unilateral anterior cerebral artery occlusion [2]

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 385-386

  Anderson, C Alan ^a,b   Arciniegas, David B ^a,b   Huddle, Daniel C ^a   Leehey, Maureen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AKINETIC MUTISM; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISABILITY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042161650     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.3.385     Document Type: Letter

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