[Naming impairment for man-made objects in a case of herpes encephalitis].
We report the naming performances of a 25 year-old woman with a left internal and inferior temporal lesion caused by herpes encephalitis who showed a preferential impairment for naming man-made objects. Evidence for category-specific effect was provided by a stepwise logistic regression using 171 pictures characterized by several parameters (words frequency, diversity of responses, length, name agreement, majoritary response, familiarity, visual complexity and canonicity). Analyses were realized over a 5 month period. Methodological considerations, anatomic correlations and arguments suggesting lexical access or semantic storage disturbance are discussed.
Gaillard
M J
MJ
CHU Charles Nicolle, Rouen.
Auzou
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Miret
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Ozsancak
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Hannequin
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D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000821:virology*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D012044:Regression Analysis
Trouble de la dénomination pour les objets manufacturés dans un cas d'encéphalite herpétique.