Normal memory and no confabulation after extensive damage to the orbitofrontal cortex [6]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1309-1310

  Fujii, T ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Suzuki, K ^a   Ohtake, H ^b   Tsukiura, T ^c   Miura, R ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFABULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 23944469237     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.061846     Document Type: Letter

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