title: Global aphasia without hemiparesis may be caused by blunt head trauma: An adolescent boy with transient aphasia.
abstract: Global aphasia without hemiparesis is a rare condition often associated with embolic stroke. Posttraumatic causes have not been reported, in the literature, to our knowledge. We report a 15-year old boy with transient global aphasia without hemiparesis due to blunt head trauma. In our case, clinical findings occurred 1week later following head trauma. Emergence of the symptoms after a period of the first mechanical head trauma, draws attention to the importance of secondary process in traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. Electronic address: sevimsahin1@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilşad
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Türkdoğan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilüfer Eldeş
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Hacıfazlıoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emek Uyur
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Yalçın
authors.affiliation: Eksen Speech and Language Center, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zehra Yılmaz
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Eksen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gazanfer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ekinci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001037:Aphasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis
keywords: Aphasia; Global aphasia without hemiparesis; Posttraumatic aphasia; Traumatic brain injury