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Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in aphemia: A case report

Year: 1987

Type: article

Abstract: Local cerebral metabolism was determined in a patient suffering aphemia following cerebral infarction using the 18FDG-PET technique. The syndrome was characterized by profound ictal nonfluency with sparing of other language functions. Speech subsequently improved so that content and grammar were appropriate but mild dysprosody persisted. Conventional CT showed no lesion of the left hemisphere while PET revealed a discrete focus of hypometabolism on the left which partially resolved on serial studies. The metabolic lesion could be localized to the region of the inferior precentral gyrus and the adjacent subcortical space.

Source: Brain and Language

DOI: 10.1016/0093-934x(87)90070-8

Authors: Michael Kushner, Martin Reivich, Abass Alavi, Joel Greenberg, Matt Stern, Robert Dann

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,170