Incongruous Oral and Written Naming. Evidence for a Subdivision of the Syndrome of Wernicke's Aphasia

Abstract

A 28-Year-Old Man Developed the Fluent Paraphasic Speech Characteristic of Wernicke's Aphasia after an Episode of Necrotizing Temporal Lobe Encephalitis. He Exhibited an Unexpected, and Heretofore Unreported, Superiority of Written Naming over Oral Naming. His Reading Comprehension Was Modestly Superior to His Auditory Comprehension as Well. These Findings Are at Variance with the Traditional View of Wernicke's Aphasia as an Undissociable Syndrome of Defective Reading, Writing, and Speech. They Suggest that an Appropriately Placed Lesion Can Partially Spare Reading and Writing While Still Producing Fluent Paraphasic Speech. © 1977.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Comments

U.S. Public Health Service, Grant None

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1090-2155; 0093-934X

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1977

PubMed ID

832103

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