title: Painting after right-hemisphere stroke - case studies of professional artists.
abstract: Changes in the style of professional artists as an immediate consequence of cerebrovascular disease are an intriguing phenomenon for the neuroscientist. While left-hemisphere damage is commonly provoking alterations in verbal production and comprehension, right-hemisphere stroke often leads to left-sided visuospatial neglect. We present a case series of 13 professional artists with right-hemisphere stroke and compare examples of their poststroke artwork with their prestroke artwork.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bäzner
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hennerici
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000266:history; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology