Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 164, Issue 2 , Pages 178-184 , 30 November 2008

Atrophy and decreased activation of fronto-parietal attention areas contribute to higher visual dysfunction in posterior cortical atrophy

  • Adam Feldmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Anita Trauninger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Lilla Toth

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology of the University of Kaposvar, 40 Sandor Guba St, Kaposvar, 7400 Hungary
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  • Gyula Kotek

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology of the University of Kaposvar, 40 Sandor Guba St, Kaposvar, 7400 Hungary
    • Current address: Diagnostic Centre of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary.
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  • Peter Kosztolanyi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Eniko Illes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Zoltan Pfund

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Samuel Komoly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Ferenc Nagy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
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  • Zsolt Illes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, 2 Ret St, Pecs, 7623 Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 72 535 900; fax: +36 72 535 911.

Received 24 May 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 January 2008.

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00022-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.01.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 164, Issue 2 , Pages 178-184 , 30 November 2008

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