Linguistic impairment after right cerebellar stroke: a case report

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作者
Gasparini, M [1 ]
Di Piero, V [1 ]
Ciccarelli, O [1 ]
Cacioppo, MM [1 ]
Pantano, P [1 ]
Lenzi, GL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Neurosci, I-00185 Rome, Italy
关键词
cerebellar stroke; speech deficits; crossed cerebello-cerebral diaschisis;
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10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.630353.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Increasing evidence suggests the involvement of the cerebellum in non-motor functions. We describe a patient who presented speech deficits after a right cerebellar infarction without other cognitive impairments. Tc-99m-HMPAO single-photon emission computed tomography showed a marked hypoperfusion in the right cerebellar hemisphere, but did not show crossed cerebellar-cerebral diaschisis. The absence of neuroradiological evidence of structural supratentorial lesions supports the cerebellar role in modulating not only the motor system, but also higher order functions. Eur J Neurol 6:353-356 (C) 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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