Sensory aphasia after closed head injury.
A 51-year-old, right-handed male injured his head when drunk. After an initial mute state lasting for several hours, he exhibited fluent aphasia, impaired word finding, some verbal paraphasia and impaired verbal comprehension. A CT scan revealed a contusion in the left anterior temporal lobe. He was treated conservatively, and at the follow-up 6 months later, his sensory aphasia had recovered well. The relationship between closed head trauma and aphasia is reviewed with special attention to its nature and clinical course.
Nishio
Shunji
S
Research Core, Baba Memorial Hospital, Sakai, Japan. shunishio-nsu@umin.ac.jp
Takemura
Norihiro
N
Ikai
Yoshiaki
Y
Baba
Takehiko
T
D001041:Aphasia, Wernicke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed