Anosognosia: Clinical and ethical considerations

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 606-611

  Prigatano, George P ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Causes; Ethical issues; Impaired self awareness; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANOSOGNOSIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INSULA; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGNOSIA; ANIMALS; AWARENESS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; ETHICS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 74049120716     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328332a1e7     Document Type: Review

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