Acquired amnesia in childhood: A single case study

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 704-715

  Vicari, Stefano ^a,b   Menghini, Deny ^a,c   Di Paola, Margherita ^c   Serra, Laura ^c   Donfrancesco, Alberto ^a   Fidani, Paola ^a   Milano, Giuseppe Maria ^a   Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto ^c,d  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterograde amnesic syndrome; Episodic long term memory; Fornix; Hippocampus; Semantic long term memory; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY;

AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FORNIX (BRAIN); FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NERVE NET; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33845786929     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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