title: [Alexia-agraphia of kanji (Japanese morphogram) after left posterior-inferior temporal lesion].
abstract: Several cases of selective alexia with agraphia of kanji have been reported in Japan in this decade. It is well known that the lesion in the posterior inferior temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere is responsible for this cognitive syndrome. Neuropsychological data in our patient suggest that the postero-inferior region of the temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere may be the visuo-verbal association area for the analysis of the complex visuo-verbal information. The symptoms caused by the same lesion in western patients might be subangular alexia (alexia without agraphia). Alexia with agraphia of kanji and subangular alexia would appear to be distinct entities, but a dual processing hypothesis of visuo-verbal information and the concept of the visuo-verbal association area might well explain both syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Premier Hôpital Croix Rouge de Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasojima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000381:Agraphia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe
vernacular_title: Alexie-agraphie pour l'écriture kanji après lésion temporale postéro-inférieure gauche.