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Cortical localization of higher brain functions have been well studied and documented for the motor and sensory cortices and their respective associative areas covering the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes and the posterior part of the frontal lobe. However, detailed functional localization of the prefrontal area has not yet been well documented. Here the author summarizes our clinical study of patients with localized lesions within the prefrontal area and propose our functional localization
This paper was presented at the 3rd World Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology, held at Nagoya Marriott Asocia Hotel on March 10, 2005.
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Uemura K, Imamura Y, Kaneko M (1996) Clinical neuropsychology for memory and intelligence. Jpn J Neuropsychol 12:11–29
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Uemura, K. (2006). Simple and Effective Assessment of Posttraumatic Higher Brain Function Disorders with Special Reference to the Prefrontal Area. In: Kanno, T., Kato, Y. (eds) Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-28576-8_45
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