Acquired conduction aphasia in a child.
An 11-year old girl is described who acquired conduction aphasia after head trauma. Detailed study of her repetition defect showed that it was because of impaired short-term verbal memory. CT scan showed two hypodense areas in the left hemisphere, which included the supramarginal gyrus and Wernicke's area. This case is similar to adults with conduction aphasia, indicating the early intrahemispheric specialisation for verbal functions, in this case auditory verbal short-term memory.
D001037:Aphasia; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed