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Martin L. Albert, MD; Ruth Silverberg, MD; Avinoam Reches, MD; Miriam Berman, MD

Arch Neurol. 1976;33(6):453-454.

Abstract
• In a prospective study we evaluated the relationship of level of consciousness to hemispheric side of lesion following acute cerebrovascular injury. Fifty-seven percent of patients with left hemispheric lesions had initial impairment of consciousness, in contrast to 25% with rightsided damage.

Author Affiliations
From the Aranne Laboratory for Human Psychophysiology, Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem. Dr Albert is now with the Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Veterans Administration Hospital.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 2, 1975.

Reprint requests to Aphasia Research Center, Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston VA Hospital, 150 S Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02132 (Dr Albert).

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