Characteristics of Writing and Related Focuses in Brain in Patients with Uighur and Chinese Agraphia
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2013.12.014
- VernacularTitle:维语和汉语失写症的书写障碍特点及与脑损伤部位关系的初步分析
- Author:
Yanling XI
;
Nu BA
;
Ning ZHANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Uighur, Chinese, agraphia, writing characteristics, focus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2013;19(12):1147-1151
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the writing characteristics and related focuses in brain in patients with Uighur and Chinese agraphia.Methods Aphasia Battery of Chinese (ABC) and Uighur ABC were used to examine the characteristics of speaking and writing. The focues were observed with CT and MRI. Results 67 patients were with agraphia, in which 37 were Uigur and 30 were ethnic Han. Both groups mostly showed aphasic agraphia, the focuses were found in various areas in the brain, and mostly located on the left frontal, parietal, temporal lobes and basal ganglion. Conclusion The characteristics of writing were various with the types of agraphia, but similar between Uighur and Chinese cases with same writing characteristics.Writing behavior relies on the cooperation of the whole neuromechanism.
