Thalamic aphasia syndrome
Evidence-based neurology checklist on thalamic aphasia syndrome: Pathology This is caused by disconnection of cortical language areas from the thalamic nuclei The lesion is usually in the dominant thalamus or supplementary motor region (SMR) It is worse with left sided lesions Language impairments…
Pathology
- This is caused by disconnection of cortical language areas from the thalamic nuclei
- The lesion is usually in the dominant thalamus or supplementary motor region (SMR)
- It is worse with left sided lesions
Language impairments
Clinical features
Preserved language functions
References
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- Fritsch M, Rangus I, Nolte CH. Thalamic aphasia: a review. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022; 22:855-865.
- Rangus I, Fritsch M, Endres M, Udke B, Nolte CH. Frequency and phenotype of thalamic aphasia. J Neurol 2021 (Online ahead of print).
