Denial of illness in stroke.
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Denial of illness in stroke.
BACKGROUND The effects of stroke on classically nondominant hemisphere functions have received less attention than those on the dominant hemisphere, but visuospatial neglect and denial of illness both produce significant morbidity. SUMMARY OF COMMENT The early literature on denial of illness is discussed and the etiological theories are examined. These are explanations based on deficits of hi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.24.5.757