Neuropsychological findings in young-adult stroke patients
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Neuropsychological findings in young-adult stroke patients.
There are few data on neuropsychological deficits in young-adult stroke patients. This study investigates cognitive conditions in a young-adult stroke population, as well as tasks that detect their neuropsychological impairment. Forty 18- to 47-year-old stroke patients, and a matched control group, completed a neuropsychological battery to evaluate deficits related to cognition, daily activitie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0887-6177
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2006.09.005