Pusher syndrome - A frequent but little-known disturbance of body orientation perception

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-424

  Karnath, Hans Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camptocormia; Human; Insula; Pusher syndrome; Somatosensory processing; Spatial neglect; Spatial orientation; Thalamus; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INSULA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSHER SYNDROME; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STROKE PATIENT; THALAMIC ASTASIA; THALAMUS; VISION; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 34249004261     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0341-6     Document Type: Review

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