Disconnection Syndrome and Verbal, Spatial and Tactile Amnesia following a Tumor of the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum

A patient with a severe amnesic syndrome following a glioma of the splenium of the corpus callosum is reported. The long-term memory deficit involved anterograde as well as retrograde events dating back to 40 years and causing topographical disorientation. Short-term memory test performance was in t...

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Main Authors: Marina Scarpa, Paolo Sorgato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1990-3201
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