Crossed Aphasia and Visuo-Spatial Neglect Following a Right Thalamic Stroke: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Crossed Aphasia and Visuo-Spatial Neglect Following a Right Thalamic Stroke: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Crossed aphasia in dextrals (CAD) following pure subcortical lesions is rare. This study describes a right-handed patient with an ischemic lesion in the right thalamus. In the post-acute phase of the stroke, a unique combination of ‘crossed thalamic aphasia’ was found with left visuo-spatial neglect...

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Main Authors: Lieve De Witte, Jo Verhoeven, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Peter P. De Deyn, Peter Mariën
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/905187
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