Alien hand syndrome in left posterior stroke

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-486

  Bartolo, Michelangelo ^a,b,c   Zucchella, C ^a   Pichiecchio, A ^a   Pucci, E ^a,b   Sandrini, G ^a,b   Sinforiani, E ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien hand sign; Alien hand syndrome; Stroke; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALIEN HAND SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LEFT POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; THALAMUS;

ALIEN HAND SYNDROME; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMIC DISEASES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960148770     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0490-y     Document Type: Article

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