Abstract
This paper reports the clinical features of 2 patients affected by mixed transcortical aphasia. Both of them had extensive damage of the left hemisphere. Cerebral blood flow measurement showed a marked decrease in left-hemisphere flow. In particular, speech areas were found to be morphologically and functionally damaged. The present findings, together with a critical review of the literature, served as a starting point for a discussion of linguistic features, diagnostic criteria and classical neuroanatomical interpretation of mixed transcortical aphasia. The possible contribution of the right hemisphere in determining this aphasic syndrome is suggested.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 204-211 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Neurology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- Cerebral dominance
- Speech pathology
- Transcortical aphasia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology