Sex differences in recovery from aphasia.
The influence of sex on recovery from aphasia was investigated for oral expression and auditory verbal comprehension separately in 264 males and 121 females subdivided according to presence/absence of rehabilitation. The conclusions were that females recover significantly better than males in oral expression, but not in auditory verbal comprehension. These results are discussed with regard to the possible existence of a different cerebral organization in males and females.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement