title: Crossed transcortical motor aphasia, left spatial neglect, and limb and magnetic apraxia due to right anterior cerebral artery infarction.
abstract: Crossed aphasia refers to language disturbance due to right-hemisphere lesions in right-handed individuals, while magnetic apraxia is described as 'forced grasping and groping' caused by lesions in the contralateral frontal lobe. This is a case report of a 70-year-old right handed woman who suffered from crossed transcortical motor aphasia and left hand magnetic apraxia due to right anterior cerebral artery infarction. The definite mechanism of this disorder is not yet understood, but neurophysiological observations suggest that affected supplementary motor areas may be responsible for this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan 410-719, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Seop
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Bin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Jong Moon
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim