The Wernicke conundrum and the anatomy of language comprehension in primary progressive aphasia
MM Mesulam, CK Thompson, S Weintraub… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by severe word and sentence comprehension
impairments. The location of the underlying lesion site, known as Wernicke's area, remains …
impairments. The location of the underlying lesion site, known as Wernicke's area, remains …
Words and objects at the tip of the left temporal lobe in primary progressive aphasia
MM Mesulam, C Wieneke, R Hurley, A Rademaker… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Eleven of 69 prospectively enrolled primary progressive aphasics were selected for this
study because of peak atrophy sites located predominantly or exclusively within the anterior …
study because of peak atrophy sites located predominantly or exclusively within the anterior …
Wernicke's aphasia reflects a combination of acoustic-phonological and semantic control deficits: a case-series comparison of Wernicke's aphasia, semantic dementia …
Wernicke's aphasia (WA) is the classical neurological model of comprehension impairment
and, as a result, the posterior temporal lobe is assumed to be critical to semantic cognition …
and, as a result, the posterior temporal lobe is assumed to be critical to semantic cognition …
Word comprehension in temporal cortex and Wernicke area: A PPA perspective
Objective To explore atrophy–deficit correlations of word comprehension and repetition in
temporoparietal cortices encompassing the Wernicke area, based on patients with primary …
temporoparietal cortices encompassing the Wernicke area, based on patients with primary …
The anterior temporal lobes support residual comprehension in Wernicke's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia occurs after a stroke to classical language comprehension regions in
the left temporoparietal cortex. Consequently, auditory–verbal comprehension is …
the left temporoparietal cortex. Consequently, auditory–verbal comprehension is …
Neural mechanisms of object naming and word comprehension in primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome that causes a gradual
atrophy of the left hemisphere language network, leading to impairments of object naming …
atrophy of the left hemisphere language network, leading to impairments of object naming …
Varieties of semantic 'access' deficit in Wernicke's aphasia and semantic aphasia
HE Thompson, H Robson, MA Lambon Ralph… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Comprehension deficits are common in stroke aphasia, including in cases with (i) semantic
aphasia, characterized by poor executive control of semantic processing across verbal and …
aphasia, characterized by poor executive control of semantic processing across verbal and …
Anatomy of aphasia revisited
In most cases, aphasia is caused by strokes involving the left hemisphere, with more
extensive damage typically being associated with more severe aphasia. The classical model …
extensive damage typically being associated with more severe aphasia. The classical model …
Recovery from Wernicke's aphasia: a positron emission tomographic study
C Weiller, C Isensee, M Rijntjes… - Annals of Neurology …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in the organization of the brain after recovery from aphasia were
investigated by measuring increases in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during repetition …
investigated by measuring increases in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during repetition …
Naming and comprehension in primary progressive aphasia: The influence of grammatical word class
AE Hillis, J Heidler‐Gary, M Newhart, S Chang… - Aphasiology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Various clinical types of primary progressive aphasia have been associated
with distinct areas of atrophy and pathological changes. Therefore, differences in the …
with distinct areas of atrophy and pathological changes. Therefore, differences in the …