Balint's syndrome and post-acute brain injury rehabilitation: A case report

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 909-917

  Zgaljardic, Dennis J ^a,b   Yancy, Sybil ^a   Levinson, Jason ^a   Morales, Gabrielle ^a   Masel, Brent E ^a,b  

^a Transitional Learning Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Balint's syndrome; FIM instrument; neuropsychological assessment; post acute brain injury rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGNOSIA; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BALINT SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79960081019     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.585506     Document Type: Article

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