Affiliations: Neuropsychology Unit, Neurology Department, Salvatore Maugeri Clinica del Lavoro Foundation, Medical Centre of Rehabilitation, Veruno (NO), Italy
Note: [] Correspondence to: Dr M. Laiacona, Servizio di Neuropsicologia della Fondazione S. Maugeri Clinica del Lavoro, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Centro Medico di Riabilitazione di Veruno (NO), Italy
Abstract: In this paper, we describe the case of a right-handed man, MR, who after right thalamic haemorrhage presented subtranscortical aphasia. Of the disturbances generally associated with standard left hemisphere functions, the patient presented acalculia but not apraxia. Among the functions attributed to the standard right hemisphere, MR showed impairment in affective language and presented unilateral neglect and a strong position preference.
Keywords: Aphasia, Deep lesions, Hemispheric specialisation
