Transient Crossed Aphasia: a Case Study with SPECT

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ferro, José M.^{; ;} | Cantinho, Guilhermina | Baeta, Élia^;

Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal | Language Research Laboratory, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal | Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Note: [] Correspondence and reprints request: J.M. Ferro, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Hospital de Santa Maria, 1600 Lisboa, Portugal.

Abstract: A 45-year-old right-handed man developed “crossed” anomie aphasia, neglect and inaccurate reaching of his left arm in both hemispaces due to a right parietal haemorrhage. Aphasia cleared in a few days. SPECT failed to demonstrate crossed left hemispheric diaschisis. This report emphasizes the importance of evaluating patients in the acute stage and of coupling “static” and “functional” imaging methods when studying brain-behavior relationships.

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1991-4203

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 75-79, 1991