A Case of Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral.
- Author:
Jong Mun LEE
;
Beom Sick PARK
;
Seong Beom KOH
;
Byung Jo KIM
;
Min Kyu PARK
;
Kun Woo PARK
;
Dae Hie LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Crossed aphasia
- MeSH:
Aphasia*;
Brain;
Functional Laterality;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Cerebral Artery;
Paresis;
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2002;6(2):164-169
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Crossed aphasia refers to disturbances of language following a purely right-hemisphere lesion in right-handed individuals. In right-handed individuals, aphasia is almost invariably related to a left cerebral lesion and crossed aphasia occurs in only 1 percent who developed a sudden left hemiparesis with global aphasia. He has neither family history of left-handedness or ambidexterity. Brain MRI showed an acute large infarct of the middle cerebral artery territory on the right side and brain SPECT disclosed extensive areas of hypoperfusion in the right hemisphere and no abnormal finding in the left hemisphere. The sensory component of language function was almost improved, but the motor component has been changed. Further studies of crossed aphasia may supply more data on the functional organization of the brain for speech and language.
