THE CEREBRAL LOCALIZATION OF LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

Abstract

A long term study to correlate focal brain lesions resulting from Chagas disease with changes in speech functions was continued. The patient group was expanded to 102. Two patients died during period and were autopsied. One autopsy revealed a gross lesion with extensive softening in area of left cerebral artery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660330

Entities

People

  • Augusto G. Baptista

Organizations

  • Federal University of Bahia

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abnormalities
  • Abstracts
  • Arteries
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Distortion
  • Embolism And Thrombosis
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Language
  • Latin America
  • Literacy
  • Psychological Tests
  • Security
  • Space Perception
  • Trypanosomiasis

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.