Fluent aphasia after closed head injury.
A case of post-traumatic, contre-coup Wernicke's aphasia resulting from left posterior temporal hemorrhagic contusion localized by angiography and CAT scan is reported. Categorization of aphasia is reviewed, emphasizing that a fluent language disorder can be elusive to laymen and non-neurologically oriented physicians.
D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed