The amnesic syndrome of primary whipple disease of the brain

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-51

  Panegyres, Peter K ^a,b   Foster, Jonathan K ^a   Fallon, Michael ^c   Connor, Carmela ^a  

^a Neurosciences Unit   (Australia)

^b Neurodegenerative Disorders Research   (Australia)

^c Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amnesic syndrome; Whipple disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIPODYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

AMNESIA; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 77950001309     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181bf2d39     Document Type: Article

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