| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi Dergisi (Q4) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 01-2010 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 47 / 47 / 201–206 | DOI | – |
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Bilişsel Psikoloji
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| Özet |
| Objective Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a rare dementia syndrome that presents primarily with signs of cortical visual dysfunction. The main clinical features of the disease include Balint's syndrome, Gerstmann's syndrome, visual agnosia, alexia, agraphia, and transcortical sensory aphasia. In this study, we aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and the brain single proton emission computed tomography (SPECT) findings of patients clinically diagnosed as having PCA. Methods The subjects followed in the dementia outpatient clinic of neurology department, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, suspected to have PCA and who have undergone cognitive testing and brain SPECT inspection were included in the study. Records of a total of 1105 subjects were screened and among them, nine patients who were clinically thought to have PCA were reached. Results The presenile age onset, more prominent loss … |
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