Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 176-177 , 8 July 2006

Anterograde Amnesia Associated With Infarction of the Anterior Fornix and Genu of the Corpus Callosum

  • Yuko Saito, MD
    • ,
  • Kiichiro Matsumura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Kiichiro Matsumura, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
    • ,
  • Teruo Shimizu, MD

Received 16 March 2006 ,Revised 20 April 2006 ,Accepted 20 April 2006.

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PII: S1052-3057(06)00073-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.04.004

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 176-177 , 8 July 2006

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