Psychogenic and organic amnesia. a multidimensional assessment of clinical, neuroradiological, neuropsychological and psychopathological features

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-64

  Serra, Laura ^a   Fadda, Lucia ^a,b   Buccione, Ivana ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,b   Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Organic origin; Psychogenic origin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847395422     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/193140     Document Type: Article

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