title: [Role of the thalamus in subcortical aphasias].
abstract: 27 cases of patients who presented language disorders of aphasic nature consecutive to a strictly subcortical lesion of vascular origin are reported. From a topographic point of view, the population is divided into 3 groups: thalamic lesions (15 cases), striatal lesions (9 cases), isolated lesions of the white matter (3 cases). The results of the neurolinguistic analysis of the aphasia show a great symptomatological variety. Nevertheless, in spite of this apparent diversity, certain semiologic elements appear to be common to all of the observed linguistic profiles, no matter where the lesion is: hypophonia, non fluent speech, verbal paraphasias, normal repetition, comprehension generally good. A discussion is proposed as to the specific part which certain structures, notably the thalamus, might play in the origin of these various disturbances.
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000209:etiology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000098:blood supply; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Le rôle du thalamus dans les aphasies sous-corticales.