Chapter 22 Cortical blindness and visual anosognosia

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue C, 2005, Pages 429-440

  Celesia, Gastone G ^a   Brigell, Mitchell G ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

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EID: 77957079198     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(09)70219-9     Document Type: Article

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