Cortex
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Evidence for a link among cognition, language and emotion in cerebellar malformations

  • Alessandro Tavano
    • ,
  • Renato Borgatti

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Child Neuropsychiatry and Neurorehabilitation, “Eugenio Medea” Scientific Institute, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy.

Received 12 December 2008 ,Revised 19 June 2009 ,Accepted 31 July 2009.

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