Transformation of Broca's aphasia into conduction aphasia: a case report.
We describe a patient with a cerebral infarction localized mainly in the left posterior frontal and anterior parietal subcortices who experienced a Broca's aphasia which evolved into a conduction aphasia. Such a rare recovery pattern of aphasia appeared to result from amelioration of the damage to the left precentral gyrus.
Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka.
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Kazui
Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka.
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Sawada
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Tanabe
Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka.
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Arcuate fasciculus; Broca's aphasia; Conduction aphasia; Precentral gyrus