Neuroanatomical basis of behavioral disturbances in patients with prefrontal lesions

Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-250

  Slachevsky, Andrea ^a,b   Peña, Marcela ^c,d   Pérez, Carolina ^b   Bravo, Eduardo ^e   Alegría, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d SISSA   (Italy)

^e Asenjo Institute of Neurosurgery   (Chile)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dysexecutive syndrome; Prefrontal lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33746599373     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602006000200006     Document Type: Article

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