Global aphasia without hemiparesis may be caused by blunt head trauma: An adolescent boy with transient aphasia

Highlights • Head trauma may cause global aphasia without hemiparesis. • Inflammatory process secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) may cause aphasia. • Radiological improvement may be earlier than clinical recovery in TBI.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 2017-05, Vol.39, p.84-86
Hauptverfasser:	Şahin, Sevim, Türkdoğan, Dilşad, Hacıfazlıoğlu, Nilüfer Eldeş, Yalçın, Emek Uyur, Eksen, Zehra Yılmaz, Ekinci, Gazanfer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aphasia Aphasia - diagnostic imaging Aphasia - etiology Aphasia - physiopathology Electroencephalography Global aphasia without hemiparesis Head Injuries, Closed - complications Head Injuries, Closed - diagnostic imaging Head Injuries, Closed - physiopathology Humans Male Neurology Paresis Posttraumatic aphasia Traumatic brain injury
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Head trauma may cause global aphasia without hemiparesis. • Inflammatory process secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) may cause aphasia. • Radiological improvement may be earlier than clinical recovery in TBI.
ISSN:	0967-5868 1532-2653
DOI:	10.1016/j.jocn.2016.12.038