Jargonagraphia with severe aphasia due to a right hemisphere lesion: case report.
The authors report a case of a patient who developed jargonagraphia, severe aphasia, unilateral spatial neglect and apraxia due to a right hemisphere lesion. Jargonagraphia with severe aphasia, unilateral spatial neglect and apraxia is quite rare. The mechanisms of jargonagraphia remain unknown. A possible mechanism underlying this case of jargonagraphia is discussed.
Shintani
A M
AM
Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
Maeshima
S
S
Nakai
E
E
Nakai
K
K
Itakura
T
T
Komai
N
N
D000381:Agraphia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001037:Aphasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed