title: Recovery from aphasia and conversion of handedness: a case report.
abstract: A remarkably rapid and complete recovery from aphasia and conversion from right to left handedness was documented in a hemiplegic individual after surgery for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the dominant hemisphere. The possible mechanisms of recovery were discussed and we have reviewed the literature about the pattern of cerebral dominance. Her rapid recovery could be explained by the co-dominance of the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Vesagas
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baratham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000098:blood supply*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed