title: Acquired stuttering in a patient with Wernicke's aphasia.
abstract: We report a patient with aphasia caused by cerebral infarction in the left temporal, parietal and occipital lobes that was complicated by acquired stuttering (AS), which is an unusual association. Our findings indicated that Wernicke's area might be involved in the development of AS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Aiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeshima
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D001041:Aphasia, Wernicke / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology