Pusher syndrome after ACA territory infarction

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Karnath, H O ^a,c   Suchan, J ^a   Johannsen, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cerebral artery; Posture; Pusher syndrome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; BALANCE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSHER SYNDROME; STROKE; THALAMUS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 54549119182     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02187.x     Document Type: Letter

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