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Titolo |
The study of anosognosia / / George P. Prigatano, editor |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-045223-4 |
1-282-50112-7 |
9786612501128 |
0-19-970244-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (556 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anosognosia |
Nervous system - Degeneration - Rehabilitation |
Hemiplegia |
Internal medicine |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Part I: Historical Overview and Introduction; Part II: Anosognosia of Motor and Language Impairments; Part III: Anosognosia Observed in Various Brain Disorders; Part IV: Anosognosia and Specific Cognitive and Affective Disturbances; Part V: Anosognosia and Hysteria; Part VI: Measurement Issues and Technology; Part VII: Anosognosia and Visual Loss; Part VIII: Advances in the Study of Anosognosia; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The study of anosognosia has witnessed an unprecedented increase in interest over the last 20 years. This has resulted in numerous empirical investigations as well as theoretical writings on the nature of human consciousness and how disorders of the brain may influence the person's subjective awareness of a disturbed neurological or neuropsychological function. This edited text attempts to summarize many of the advances that have taken place in the field of anosognosia. It reviews research findings on anosognosia for hemiplegia following stroke, Anton's syndrome, and a variety of disorders in |
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