Neglect After Right Insular Cortex Infarction
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Neglect after right insular cortex infarction.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Case reports have shown an association between right insular damage and neglect. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of neglect among patient groups with right or left insular infarction. METHODS We examined neglect in 9 right-handed subjects with insular stroke as evidenced by CT and/or MRI scans (4 with right insular and 5 with left insular cerebrovascu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.5.946