A dysexecutive syndrome of the medial thalamus

Cortex

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-49

  Liebermann, Daniela ^a   Ploner, Christoph J ^a   Kraft, Antje ^a   Kopp, Ute A ^a   Ostendorf, Florian ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Executive function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuropsychology; Stroke; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS;

ADULT; AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROKE; THALAMUS;

EID: 84872162399     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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