Mammillothalamic functional connectivity and memory function in Wernicke's encephalopathy

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 369-376

  Kim, Eosu ^a,b   Ku, Jeonghun ^c   Namkoong, Kee ^a,b   Lee, Wonho ^c   Lee, Kang Soo ^a,b   Park, Ji Yeon ^a   Lee, Su Young ^a   Kim, Jae Jin ^a,b   Kim, Sun I ^c   Jung, Young Chul ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mammillothalamic tract; Memory; Resting state functional connectivity; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; THALAMUS; VERBAL MEMORY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 60149106553     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn311     Document Type: Article

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