The function of the left anterior temporal pole: Evidence from acute stroke and infarct volume

Brain

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3094-3105

  Tsapkini, Kyrana ^a   Frangakis, Constantine E ^b   Hillis, Argye E ^a,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute ischaemic stroke; anterior temporal lobe; aphasia; comprehension; infarct volume; semantic impairment; word naming

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 80054081064     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr050     Document Type: Article

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