Unawareness of "illnesses": A case of right-sided hemiballism

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Conson, Massimiliano ^a   Ranieri, F ^b   de Falco, A ^b   Grossi, D ^a   de Falco, F A ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Loreto Nuovo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Basal ganglia; Frontal lobe; Hemiballism; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; COUGHING; DYSKINESIA; FOLLOW UP; HEMIBALLISM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSEVERATION; STROKE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

AGED; DYSKINESIAS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SUBTHALAMUS;

EID: 55649123931     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0993-3     Document Type: Article

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