Global Aphasia without Hemiparesis: A case report.
- Author:
Hae Won JEONG
1
;
Hee Seung YANG
;
Hea Eun YANG
;
Hyun Ah SHIM
;
Hyun Koo KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: diffusion tensor image tractography; global aphasia; hemiparesis
- From:Brain & Neurorehabilitation 2009;2(2):155-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Aphasia, result from damage of language-dominant area of the brain, usually accompanied hemiparesis due to proximity of language centers and motor control areas. So, global aphasia without hemiparesis is a rare stroke syndrome. We report a case of right handed man with language disturbance after stroke. He showed global aphasia without hemiparesis. We use diffusion tensor image tractography (DTT) for evaluation of global aphasia without hemiparesis. DTT demonstrated that preservation of the corticospinal tract. After speech therapy, he showed improvement of language profile on K-WAB.
