Cortex
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 911-913 , September 2008

What is a disconnection syndrome?

  • Marco Catani

      Affiliations

    • Natbrainlab, Section of Brain Maturation, Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Natbrainlab, Section of Brain Maturation PO50, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
    • ,
  • Marsel Mesulam

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Northwestern University, 320 E Superior Street, 11-450 Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

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PII: S0010-9452(08)00107-X

doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.05.001

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