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Aphasia following infarction of the left supplementary motor area
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Rapid RecoveryAcquired AphasiaMotor ControlPsycholinguisticsInitial MutismBrain LesionStroke RehabilitationBrain InjuryNeurologyAphasiaSpeech Motor ControlNeurorehabilitationMotor DisorderSpeech And Language DisordersHealth SciencesAphasia Neuro-rehabilitationMedicineSpeech Fluency DisorderRehabilitationSpeechlanguage PathologyStroke-related ConditionMotor SpeechSpeech DisturbanceSpeech PerceptionStroke
The speech disturbance of a patient with a single embolic infarct of the left supplementary motor area was characterized by initial mutism, rapid recovery to fluent speech marked by short sentences with normal grammar, persistent severe impairment of writing, and frustration and anxiety related to language tasks.