Cerebellar stroke impairs executive functions but not theory of mind

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Roca, Maria ^a,b,c   Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel ^a   Ibáñez, Agustín ^a,b,d   Torralva, Teresa ^a,c   Manes, Facundo ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY INECO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^c FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE TRACT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY OF MIND; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROKE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84881558593     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12030057     Document Type: Letter

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