title: Entrapment of the Temporal Horn as a Cause of Pure Wernicke Aphasia: Case Report.
abstract: Entrapment of the temporal horn is an extremely rare pathologic condition occurring as a result of surgery for tumors, intraventricular infections, hemorrhage, or traumatic events involving the peritrigonal area. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with pure Wernicke aphasia (never described before in the albeit rare cases of isolated temporal horn dilatation) that regressed completely following successful ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The relevant literature is also briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurological Centre of Latium (NCL), Rome, Italy ; Department of Biomedicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spallone
authors.affiliation: Neuromed Institute (IRCCS), Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belvisi
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurological Centre of Latium (NCL), Rome, Italy ; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marsili
keywords: Wernicke aphasia; dominant hemisphere; entrapment of temporal horn; successful ventricular diversion