Late Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Disease in Children: Anosognosia by Proxy

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-382

  Butler, Robert W ^a,d   Light, Roger ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGNOSIA; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROXY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0346328624     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.17.3.374.18084     Document Type: Article

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