Transcortical sensory aphasia following a left frontal lobe infarction probably due to anomalously represented language areas

E J Kim; M K Suh; B H Lee; K C Park; B D Ku; C S Chung; D L Na

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.01.013

Transcortical sensory aphasia following a left frontal lobe infarction probably due to anomalously represented language areas

J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Nov;16(11):1482-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.01.013. Epub 2009 Jul 5.

Authors

E J Kim¹, M K Suh, B H Lee, K C Park, B D Ku, C S Chung, D L Na

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea.

PMID: 19581090
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.01.013

Abstract

A 57-year-old right-handed man presented with speech disturbance 1 day prior to his admission. The standardized aphasia test batteries showed transcortical sensory aphasia. MRI revealed a left frontal and insular infarct. Positron emission tomography scans also revealed a glucose hypometabolism in the same region as the infarcted area on MRI. Repeated aphasia testing showed that his aphasia only partially improved.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aphasia, Wernicke / etiology*
Brain Mapping
Cerebral Infarction / complications*
Cerebral Infarction / pathology*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Frontal Lobe / pathology*
Humans
Language*
Male
Middle Aged