Abstract
Mixed transcortical aphasia resolving from global aphasia manifested in a 68-year-old right-handed woman after a left middle cerebral artery territory total infarct. Although she was unable to speak at will, she could sing songs as long as she was given the name of a song or the initial part of a song was prompted. She could also recite the syllabary of Japanese. This patient's echolalic repetition, unlike a residual left hemispheric function, and the preservation of the ability to sing support the hypothesis that these two abilities reside in the right hemisphere.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-312 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Acta Neurologica Taiwanica |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Neurology