Anosognosia and alzheimer's disease

Brain Impairment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-27

  Pia, Lorenzo ^a   Conway, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Anosognosia; Lack of awareness; Lack of insight; Unawareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349835615     PISSN: 14439646     EISSN: 18395252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/brim.9.1.22     Document Type: Article

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