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Dysexecutive Syndrome After Stroke

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Disorders of executive functions represent a leading form of post-stroke cognitive impairment, regardless of stroke mechanism, and are important contributors to post-stroke disability. This chapter reviews executive functions and impairment of these functions and then discusses the main disorders observed in stroke and their assessment.

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Godefroy, O., Garcia, P.Y., Bugnicourt, J.M., Leclercq, C., Roussel, M. (2014). Dysexecutive Syndrome After Stroke. In: Schweizer, T., Macdonald, R. (eds) The Behavioral Consequences of Stroke. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7672-6_8

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