Facial macrosomatognosia and pain in a case of Wallenberg's syndrome: Selective effects of vestibular and transcutaneous stimulations

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-253

  Rode, G ^a,b,c   Vallar, G ^d,e   Revol, P ^a,b,c   Tilikete, C ^a,b,f   Jacquin Courtois, S ^a,b,c   Rossetti, Y ^a,b,c   Farne A ^a,b,c  

^a LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c Hopital Henry Gabrielle   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^f HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Body image; Deafferentation; Face; Hyperschematia; Macrosomatognosia; Vestibular stimulation; Wallenberg syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE PAIN; FACE PROFILE; HUMAN; MACROSOMATOGNOSIA; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERCEPTION DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; WALLENBERG SYNDROME;

ANESTHESIA; FACE; FACIAL PAIN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; LATERAL MEDULLARY SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 84855869488     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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