A case of musical agraphia.
Damage to the left upper parietal lobule causes pure agraphia. However, we experienced a patient who exhibited musical agraphia following such a lesion after the agraphia improved. The patient was a 53-year-old female piano teacher. After surgery, she exhibited agraphia and musical agraphia. There was no expressive amusia, receptive amusia, aphasia, agnosia or apraxia. Fifteen months post-surgery, when her agraphia had resolved, her abilities to read, write, and copy music were evaluated. She could read and write single notes and musical signs, but her ability to write a melody was seriously impaired. Furthermore, the salient impairment was in writing rhythm rather than pitch. She could copy music, but only slowly. We consider her a case of pure musical agraphia.
Midorikawa
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Department of Psychology, Chuo University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
Kawamura
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D000381:Agraphia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome