Ischemic evidence of transient global amnesia: Location of the lesion in the hippocampus

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Yang, Youngsoon ^a   Kim, SangYun ^b   Kim, Jae Hyoung ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CA1; Hippocampus; Transient globalamesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249095468     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2008.4.2.59     Document Type: Article

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