Transcortical sensory aphasia in China.
Three cases of transcortical sensory aphasia in Chinese speakers were associated with left parieto-temporal junction strokes. The possibility that this relatively rare aphasia syndrome is more common in the Chinese is raised and a theoretical explanation based on differences in Oriental written language is presented.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000208:ethnology*; D001041:Aphasia, Wernicke / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged