Frontal Lobe Syndrome

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 375-381

  Stuss, D T ^a,b   Alexander, M P ^a,c  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive syndrome; Energization; Executive functions; Frontal lobes; Functional fractionation; Metacognition; Monitoring; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation; Task setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882923149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00417-4     Document Type: Chapter

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