Persistent akinetic mutism after bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-

  Cavanna, Andrea Eugenio ^a,b   Bertero, Luca ^c   Cavanna, Stefano ^c   Servo, Serena ^a   Strigaro, Gionata ^a   Monaco, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AKINETIC MUTISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AKINETIC MUTISM; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THALAMIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349651006     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.3.351     Document Type: Letter

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