Posterior cortical atrophy: Visuomotor deficits in reaching and grasping

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Meek, Benjamin P ^a   Shelton, Paul ^a   Marotta, Jonathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

(5 8): posterior cortical atrophy; Balint's syndrome; Grasping movements; Optic ataxia; Visuomotor deficits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOGNITION; RESPONSE TIME; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUOMOTOR DEFICIT;

EID: 84933675592     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00294     Document Type: Article

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