Verbal Peculiarities at Dysfunction of the Right Brain Hemisphere

Presented are 3 clinical cases of lesion of the right brain hemisphere in the 4-, 7-, and 13-year-old children who, alongside with disturbances of optico-spatial functions, were found to have changes of various verbal characteristics. The presented cases prove on the clinically verified material the universal character of the peculiarities studied by V.L. Deglin and his associates of verbal activity at a weakening of functioning of the right hemisphere as a result of any pathological process. The clinical data are discussed with involvement of data of neuropsychological studies of children with deviations of development of various psychical functions.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]