title: Crossed-brain representation of verbal and nonverbal functions.
abstract: A 74-year-old, left-handed man presented with a rapidly evolving loss of strength in his right leg associated with difficulty in walking. MR images disclosed an extensive left hemisphere tumor. A neuropsychological examination revealed that language was broadly normal but that the patient presented with severe nonlinguistic abnormalities, including hemineglect (both somatic and spatial), constructional defects, and general spatial disturbances; symptoms were usually associated with right hemisphere pathologies. No ideomotor apraxia was found. The implications of crossed-brain representations of verbal and nonverbal functions are analyzed.
authors: Instituto de Neurociencias, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico.
authors: Esmeralda
authors: E
authors: Matute
authors: Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
authors: Alfredo
authors: A
authors: Ardila
authors: Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA.
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Rosselli
authors: Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Juan I. Menchaca, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico.
authors: Jahaziel
authors: J
authors: Molina Del Rio
authors: Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Juan I. Menchaca, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico.
authors: Ramiro
authors: R
authors: López Elizalde
authors: Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Juan I. Menchaca, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: López
authors: Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Juan I. Menchaca, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico.
authors: Angel
authors: A
authors: Ontiveros