| Selective crossed aphasia in a trilingual aphasic patient followed by reciprocal antagonism. | |
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PMID: 2917285 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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After surgical removal of a parasitic cyst in the right prerolandic area, an educated 25-year-old male exhibited obvious deficits in one of his three languages (Gujarati), with no measurable deficits in the other two (French and Malagasy). The patient spoke all three languages fluently before the operation. Gujarati and Malagasy had been acquired in infancy. Gujarati was the language of his parents and relatives. Malagasy the language of the local population. All the patient's schooling had been in French, the only language in which he was literate. He used French daily at work. Since the acquisition history for Gujarati and Malagasy was identical, while French had been acquired in a different context, one would have predicted, on the basis of W. Lambert and S. Fillenbaum's (1959, Canadian Journal of Psychology, 13, 28-34) hypothesis, that Gujarati and Malagasy should have been equally affected, with French possibly differently so. However, 8 months postoperatively, the patient had regained control of Gujarati, while Malagasy had deteriorated considerably, and his French remained unimpaired. Two years later, the patient had recovered full use of his three languages. |
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Authors:
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M Paradis; M C Goldblum |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Brain and language Volume: 36 ISSN: 0093-934X ISO Abbreviation: Brain Lang Publication Date: 1989 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-03-31 Completed Date: 1989-03-31 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506220 Medline TA: Brain Lang Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 62-75 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Linguistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. |
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Adult Anomia / psychology Aphasia / psychology* Aphasia, Broca / psychology* Apraxias / psychology Brain Damage, Chronic / psychology* Brain Diseases / surgery* Cerebral Cortex / surgery* Cysticercosis / surgery* Follow-Up Studies Humans Language* Male Neuropsychological Tests Postoperative Complications / psychology* |
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