Word deafness in Wernicke's aphasia

Three patients with otherwise typical Wernicke's aphasia showed consistent superiority of visual over auditory comprehension. The precedents for and anatomical basis of a selective auditory deficit in Wernicke's aphasia are discussed, including the relationship to pure word deafness. One i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1981-03, Vol.44 (3), p.197-201
Hauptverfasser:	Kirshner, H S, Webb, W G, Duncan, G W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aphasia - psychology Aphasia, Wernicke - diagnosis Aphasia, Wernicke - psychology Auditory Perceptual Disorders - psychology Humans Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Perceptual Disorders - psychology Speech Perception - physiology Temporal Lobe - physiopathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Visual Perception - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Three patients with otherwise typical Wernicke's aphasia showed consistent superiority of visual over auditory comprehension. The precedents for and anatomical basis of a selective auditory deficit in Wernicke's aphasia are discussed, including the relationship to pure word deafness. One implication of spared visual language function may be the use of gesture in language therapy for such patients.
ISSN:	0022-3050 1468-330X
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp.44.3.197