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Damage of White Matter in the Parietal Lobe Results in Anomic Alexia of Kana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Nobusada Shinoura ,
Yuichi Suzuki ,
Masanobu Tsukada ,
Ryozi Yamada ,
Yusuke Tabei ,
Tomoyuki Koizumi  and
Kazuo Yagi
Nobusada Shinoura*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital
Yuichi Suzuki
Affiliation:
Department of Radiologic Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
Masanobu Tsukada
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital
Ryozi Yamada
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital
Yusuke Tabei
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital
Tomoyuki Koizumi
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital
Kazuo Yagi
Affiliation:
Department of Radiologic Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
*
Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital, 3-18-22 Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 113 - 117
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