An unusual case of perseveration sparing body-related tasks.
A patient who, following left occipital and posterior callosal lesion, showed a massive pattern of perseveration with sparing of body related tasks is described. It is thought that such dissociation would reflect independence of body related tasks at the level of internal representation.
Denes
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Clinica Neurologica, University of Padova.
Dalla Barba
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Cipolotti
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Semenza
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D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed