Neurology · 2004 · 12 citations · 2 references
Health ProfessionsNeurologyNeuroscienceAphasiaNeurolinguisticsNeuropsychiatryAphasia EtiologyAphasia NeuropathologyAphasia SyndromesGlobal AphasiaNeuroanatomy Of AphasiaRight Hemisphere SyndromesHistologic ExaminationPerisylvian Cortex DamageTemporal Lobe Syndromes
In nearly all right-and left-handed individuals, language is bound to the left hemisphere. Acquired language disorders subse-quent to right-hemisphere brain lesions in right-handed subjects amount to 1 to 3% of aphasic syndromes only. Language functions recovered completely after seizure termination. fMRI demonstrated exclusive hemodynamic activation within right perisylvian areas during speech production and perception (figure After tumor resection histologic examination revealed an astrocytoma World Health Organization grade III and the patient underwent polychemotherapy.
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Early left periventricular brain lesions induce right hemispheric organization of speech
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