Alexia with and without agraphia: An assessment of two classical syndromes

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 616-624

  Sheldon, Claire A ^a   Malcolm, George L ^a   Barton, Jason J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRAPHIA; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SPELLING; TEMPORAL LOBE; WORD RECOGNITION; WRITING;

EID: 57849099232     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100009410     Document Type: Article

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