The neuro-behavioural syndrome of brainstem disease

Neurocase

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 452-465

  Omar, R ^a   Warren, J D ^a   Ron, M A ^a   Lees, A J ^b   Rossor, M N ^a,b   Kartsounis, L D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cognitive; Frontal lobe

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FATALITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN STEM; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 58149305893     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790802001403     Document Type: Article

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