Neuropsychologic Assessment and Cognitive Rehabilitation in a Patient With Locked-In Syndrome and Left Neglect

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 498-502

  Trojano, Luigi ^a,b   Moretta, Pasquale ^b   Estraneo, Anna ^b   Santoro, Lucio ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; NEGLECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TRAINING; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 77949290798     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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