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Case Reports
. 1993;240(4):216-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00818707.

Insula and aphasia

J Shuren  1
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Case Reports

Insula and aphasia

J Shuren. J Neurol. 1993.

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman developed impaired speech initiation as the result of a left anterior insular infarct. Findings from this case suggest that dominant hemisphere anterior insular lesions impair the speech initiation loop.

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