Evidence for sex differences in brain organization in recovery in aphasia.
Ninety-one adult aphasics of both sexes were studied before and after a 3-month period of language therapy. Although no initial sex difference was found in severity of language disorders, females within the global aphasic group showed significantly greater improvement in three tests of language comprehension. It is suggested that more bilateral representation of language functions in the female brain may account for this greater improvement.
D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007808:Language Therapy; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D012660:Semantics; D012737:Sex Factors