Wernicke's aphasia in a 10-year-old boy.
We report the case of a ten-year-old boy, who, after herpes simplex encephalitis, presented a sensory aphasia having much in common with Wernicke's aphasia in adults. The genesis of neologisms appeared very similar to the mechanisms described by Buckingham and Kertesz (1974, Brain and Language, 1, 43-61). The findings are discussed in the light of theories of hemispheric specialization and of age-related semiologies.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001041:Aphasia, Wernicke / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012660:Semantics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement