Persistent denial of handicap after infarction of the right basal ganglia: a case study.
A case is reported of persistent denial of handicap following stroke. Hemiplegia was due to infarction involving only sub-cortical structures, and there was no associated visual or sensory neglect or inattention, and no evidence of dementia.
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University Department of Clinical Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Hodges
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000377:Agnosia / Q000523:psychology; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed