Entrapment of the Temporal Horn as a Cause of Pure Wernicke Aphasia: Case Report

Entrapment of the temporal horn is an extremely rare pathologic condition occurring as a result of surgery for tumors, intraventricular infections, hemorrhage, or traumatic events involving the peritrigonal area. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with pure Wernicke aphasia (never d...

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Autores principales: Spallone, Aldo, Belvisi, Daniele, Marsili, Luca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1549225
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Sumario:Entrapment of the temporal horn is an extremely rare pathologic condition occurring as a result of surgery for tumors, intraventricular infections, hemorrhage, or traumatic events involving the peritrigonal area. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with pure Wernicke aphasia (never described before in the albeit rare cases of isolated temporal horn dilatation) that regressed completely following successful ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The relevant literature is also briefly reviewed.

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