The correlation between clinical picture, CT scan and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) assessed by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) was investigated in two patients with crossed aphasia. The presence and degree or right hemisphere dysfunction, beyond the areas affected by CT, closely paralleled the time course of language disturbances in both patients: transient aphasia in case 1 was associated with temporary reduction of perfusion in the right hemisphere, while in case 2 persistent aphasia and apraxia were found along with severe right hemisphere hypoperfusion three year after the onset of stroke.
Crossed Aphasia: Functional Studies with Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography / Perani, D., Papagno, C., Cappa, S., Gerundini, P., Fazio, F.. - In: CORTEX. - ISSN 0010-9452. - 24:1(1988), pp. 171-178. [10.1016/S0010-9452(88)80027-3]
Crossed Aphasia: Functional Studies with Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography
Papagno, Costanza;
1988-01-01
Abstract
The correlation between clinical picture, CT scan and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) assessed by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) was investigated in two patients with crossed aphasia. The presence and degree or right hemisphere dysfunction, beyond the areas affected by CT, closely paralleled the time course of language disturbances in both patients: transient aphasia in case 1 was associated with temporary reduction of perfusion in the right hemisphere, while in case 2 persistent aphasia and apraxia were found along with severe right hemisphere hypoperfusion three year after the onset of stroke.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
