Posterior cortical atrophy. Report of five cases;Atrofia cortical posterior

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1482-1487

  Carolina Delgado, D ^a   Archibaldo Donoso, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Brain diseases; Posterior cortical atrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ATROPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 72249121265     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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