Disruption of automatic speech following a right basal ganglia lesion.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 8414029.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Following a right basal ganglia lesion, a right-handed man, age 75, was unable to recite familiar verses. Serial automatic speech, singing, recitation of rhymes, and swearing were impaired, and only idioms and social greetings were preserved. Speech no longer contained overused phrases and he could comprehend automatic speech. In contrast, propositional speech was preserved in both French and Hebrew. Right basal ganglia lesions may impair production but not comprehension of automatic speech.
Medical subject headings
- Basal Ganglia
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Speech Disorders