title: Pure apraxia of speech - a case report -.
abstract: Apraxia of speech (AOS) is the impairment of motor programming. However, the exact nature of this deficit remains unclear. In particular, AOS without other speech-language deficit is called pure AOS, but it is very rare. When diagnosing AOS, the characteristic of articulation is considered a crucial criterion, which has been proposed for differentiating AOS from phonological and dysarthric disorders. The present study reports on pure AOS in a 37-year-old right-handed male after a left insular, front, temporal infarction. This report may be useful for further AOS study and diagnosis in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, ST. Vincent's Hospital, Catholic University, Suwaon 442-723, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ae
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sang Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Cheol Jae
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Seong