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Acute Korsakoff-Like Amnestic Syndrome Resulting from Left Thalamic Infarction Following a Right Hippocampal Hemorrhage
R. Rahme, R. Moussa, A. Awada, I. Ibrahim, Y. Ali, J. Maarrawi, T. Rizk, G. Nohra, N. Okais and E. Samaha
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2007, 28 (4) 759-760;
R. Rahme
R. Moussa
A. Awada
I. Ibrahim
Y. Ali
J. Maarrawi
T. Rizk
G. Nohra
N. Okais

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R. Rahme, R. Moussa, A. Awada, I. Ibrahim, Y. Ali, J. Maarrawi, T. Rizk, G. Nohra, N. Okais, E. Samaha
Acute Korsakoff-Like Amnestic Syndrome Resulting from Left Thalamic Infarction Following a Right Hippocampal Hemorrhage
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2007, 28 (4) 759-760;
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