A topographic study on the evaluation of speech and language in the acute phase of a first stroke

Evaluation of speech and language may help in localization of site and extension of brain lesions, particularly in the absence of other neurological signs or radiologically defined injuries. OBJECTIVE: To verify what language tasks are best correlated to which brain regions, in order to develop a te...

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Main Authors: Fabricio Ferreira de Oliveira, Benito Pereira Damasceno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000600013&lng=en&tlng=en