Crossed aphasia in a dextral.
A case of crossed aphasia in a monolingual dextral with detailed clinical, neuropsychological and language assessment is described. The presence of Gerstmann-syndrome suggested cross-over of even dominant parietal lobe functions. Lateralization and localization of various language functions in relation to crossed aphasia are discussed.
Nagaraja
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Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Taly
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Herlekar
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Rangamani
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Shivashankar
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Mukundan
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D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male