Rehabilitation of verbal memory by means of preserved nonverbal memory abilities after epilepsy surgery

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports

سال: 2014

ISSN: 2213-3232

DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.09.002