Rehabilitative intervention and social participation of a case with Balint's syndrome and aphasia

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-82

  Toyokura, Minoru ^a   Koike, Tomoharu ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY OISO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Ohta Atami General Hpospital ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Balint's syndrome; Participation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BALINT SYNDROME; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; CONDUCTION APHASIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MEMORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REHABILITATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SOCIAL WELFARE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; APHASIA; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STROKE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34249008118     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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