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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... tion between a circumscribed region of brain dam- age , a lesion and a pattern of alteration in some aspect of an experimentally controlled cognitive or behavioral performance . The brain - damaged region is conceptualized as part of a ...
... tion between a circumscribed region of brain dam- age , a lesion and a pattern of alteration in some aspect of an experimentally controlled cognitive or behavioral performance . The brain - damaged region is conceptualized as part of a ...
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... tion ( as noted above , left - sided lesions usually cause alexia in addition to achromatopsia ) . 19 The neuroanatomic findings in a typical patient with hemiachromatopsia and associated pure alexia and category - specific visual ...
... tion ( as noted above , left - sided lesions usually cause alexia in addition to achromatopsia ) . 19 The neuroanatomic findings in a typical patient with hemiachromatopsia and associated pure alexia and category - specific visual ...
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... tion they know is irrelevant , they show a limitation in focused attention . Patients with AD have severe problems di- viding their attention , but focused attention ap- pears to be less disrupted . One study3 examined AD patients ...
... tion they know is irrelevant , they show a limitation in focused attention . Patients with AD have severe problems di- viding their attention , but focused attention ap- pears to be less disrupted . One study3 examined AD patients ...
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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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