Behavioral Neurology and NeuropsychologyThis comprehensive work reflects the state-of-the-art in both the clinical and theoretical aspects of brain-behaviour studies, with an emphasis on the clinical. It features coverage of disorders of: perception; attention and awareness; frontal, collosal and subcortical syndromes; delirium and dementia; emotional disorders; and neurobehavioural disorders in children. |
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... produces between 14 and 20 and those over 80 produce from 10 to 20. In dementia and frontal lobe disease , there is a distinct decrease in verbal fluency early in the disease process . Naming errors of low - frequency words ( e.g. ...
... produces between 14 and 20 and those over 80 produce from 10 to 20. In dementia and frontal lobe disease , there is a distinct decrease in verbal fluency early in the disease process . Naming errors of low - frequency words ( e.g. ...
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... produce acute Broca's aphasia often involve the frontal operculum , lower motor cortex , lateral striatum , and subcortical white matter ( Fig . 9-2 ) .9,15 These patients recover over weeks to months , with variable mixtures of ...
... produce acute Broca's aphasia often involve the frontal operculum , lower motor cortex , lateral striatum , and subcortical white matter ( Fig . 9-2 ) .9,15 These patients recover over weeks to months , with variable mixtures of ...
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... producing errors consistent with disruption of the graphemic buffer ( see below ) .42,43 Patients with Alzheimer disease have also been described who produce illegible words and poor spacing , con- sistent with a spatial agraphia.44 The ...
... producing errors consistent with disruption of the graphemic buffer ( see below ) .42,43 Patients with Alzheimer disease have also been described who produce illegible words and poor spacing , con- sistent with a spatial agraphia.44 The ...
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The Development of Modern Behavioral Neurology | 3 |
The Mental Status Exam | 25 |
Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment 43 3 535 | 43 |
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