Evidence for Right-Hemisphere Involvement in Recovery From Aphasia

Andrew C. Papanicolaou, Bartlett D. Moore, Georg Deutsch, Harvey S. Levin, Howard M. Eisenberg

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Abstract

Cortical evoked potentials and dichotic listening test scores were used to assess the extent of activation of the two cerebral hemispheres during various language tasks in a group of 21 recovering aphasics, 15 nonaphasic patients with right-hemisphere stroke, and 17 normal volunteers. In agreement with previous findings, both measures suggest greater right-hemisphere activation during language processing in the recovering aphasics than in nonaphasic patients and normal subjects. These data support the view that restitution of language entails reorganization of brain function with increased participation of the nondominant hemisphere.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1025-1029
Number of pages5
JournalArchives of neurology
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Neurology

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