Transient Crossed Aphasia: A Case Study with SPECT

A 45-year-old right-handed man developed “crossed” anomie aphasia, neglect and inaccurate reaching of his left arm in both hemispaces due to a right parietal haemorrhage. Aphasia cleared in a few days. SPECT failed to demonstrate crossed left hemispheric diaschisis. This report emphasizes the import...

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Main Authors: José M. Ferro, Guilhermina Cantinho, Élia Baeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1991-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1991-4203
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Summary:A 45-year-old right-handed man developed “crossed” anomie aphasia, neglect and inaccurate reaching of his left arm in both hemispaces due to a right parietal haemorrhage. Aphasia cleared in a few days. SPECT failed to demonstrate crossed left hemispheric diaschisis. This report emphasizes the importance of evaluating patients in the acute stage and of coupling “static” and “functional” imaging methods when studying brain-behavior relationships.
ISSN:0953-4180
1875-8584