[Atypical verbal behavior in a 30 year follow-up of an acquired aphasia-epilepsy syndrome].
Detailed study of the communication of one of the patients followed-up by Deonna et al. (1989) who has been suffering since age seven of an atypical acquired aphasia-epilepsia syndrome. Seizures as well as peculiar verbal productions persist at adult age. After a thirty year follow-up, only a small lexicon has been acquired, mostly made of onomatopeia and idiosyncrasies. We describe this lexicon and discuss the quality of the communication in a real-life ecological situation. We then compare it to the jargon and the aphasic productions of the standard neuropsychological examination.
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Neuropsychologue, CHUV, Lausanne.
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D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000150:complications*; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests