Apraxia of speech associated with an infarct in the precentral gyrus of the insula

It has been postulated that the precentral gyrus in the left insula is responsible for co-ordination of speech. We report a patient with this disturbance who showed an acute infarct limited to this region.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 1999-05, Vol.41 (5), p.356-357
Hauptverfasser:	NAGAO, M, TAKEDA, K, KOMORI, T, ISOZAKI, E, HIRAI, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Apraxias - etiology Biological and medical sciences Cerebral Cortex - blood supply Cerebral Infarction - complications Female Humans Medical sciences Neurology Speech Disorders - etiology Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	It has been postulated that the precentral gyrus in the left insula is responsible for co-ordination of speech. We report a patient with this disturbance who showed an acute infarct limited to this region.
ISSN:	0028-3940 1432-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s002340050764