Callosal disconnection syndrome in a left-handed patient due to infarction of the total length of the corpus callosum

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-265

  Lausberg, H ^a   Gottert R ^b   Munssinger U ^b   Boegner, F ^a   Marx, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Callosal apraxia; Callosal disconnection syndrome; Left handedness; Motor dominance; Pericallosal artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

APRAXIAS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0345059263     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(98)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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