Crossed Non-Dominant Hemisphere Syndrome in a Right-Hander

A right-handed patient with a large left temporo-parietal infarction manifested various non-dominant hemisphere signs. He had two left-handed children. On neurobehavioural examinations, he did not show aphasia or ideomotor apraxia, but did show hemispatial neglect, spatial agraphia, constructional a...

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Main Authors: M. Fujimori, K. Wakisaka, A. Yamadori, T. Imamura, T. Uehara, K. Yamashita, M. Tabuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1994-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1994-73-403
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Summary:A right-handed patient with a large left temporo-parietal infarction manifested various non-dominant hemisphere signs. He had two left-handed children. On neurobehavioural examinations, he did not show aphasia or ideomotor apraxia, but did show hemispatial neglect, spatial agraphia, constructional apraxia, auditory and tactile extinction, anosodiaphoria and affective changes, all of which are usually observed after right hemispheric damage. We conclude that he has a reversed cerebral laterality of cognitive functions and showed crossed non-dominant hemisphere syndrome.
ISSN:0953-4180
1875-8584