title: Historical aphasia cases: "Tan-tan", "Vot-vot", and "Cré nom!".
abstract: We describe three cases of aphasia in patients who were internationally famous historical personalities, such as the case of Mr. Leborgne ("Tan") published by Paul Broca in 1861, which became a reference for the study of aphasias. The other cases described here are those of the Russian revolutionary and politician Vladimir Ilyitch Ulianov (Lenin) ("Vot-vot") and the French poet Charles Baudelaire ("Cré nom!"). Besides their historical relevance and the clinical picture of aphasia, these three cases share as a common feature the occurrence of speech automatisms or stereotypes.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. hagteive@mps.com.br
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.forename: Renato P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Munhoz
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramelli
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans