title: Aphasia and right hemisphere syndromes in stroke.
abstract: This article highlights the latest findings regarding the effect of acute and chronic stroke on behavior, specifically left hemispheric injury causing aphasia and right hemispheric injury causing neglect, visual-spatial problems, and other cognitive syndromes. We review papers published in the past 2 years pertaining to localization, assessment, recovery, treatment, and outcomes of aphasia and right hemisphere cognitive syndromes following stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Lori C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Argye E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hillis
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome