Post graphemic impairments of writing: The case of micrographia

Neurocase

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-181

  Denes, Gianfranco ^a,c   Signorini, Matteo ^a,b   Volpato, Chiara ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b AFaR Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio Analisi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DYSGRAPHIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MICROGRAPHIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

ADULT; AGRAPHIA; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 21244503920     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790590944636     Document Type: Article

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