Neuropsychological and functional study in a case of partial cerebellar agenesis

Neurocase

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-383

  Caroppo, Paola ^a   Orsi, Laura ^a   D'Agata, Federico ^a,b   Baudino, Bruno ^a   Boghi, Andrea ^a,c   Avidano, Federica ^a   Coriasco, Mario ^a,b   Bradac, Gianni Boris ^a,b   Castellano, Giancarlo ^a   Mutani, Roberto ^a   Mortara, Paolo ^a  

^a AOU San Giovanni Battista   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c S Croce e Carle City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar agenesis; Cerebellum; Cognitive functions development; fMRI; SPECT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBELLUM AGENESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOPATHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 74749098976     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790902842029     Document Type: Article

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