Abstract

Abstract Right-handed patients with aphasia due to a right hemisphere lesion, or sinistral aphasics with a left hemisphere lesion, are referred to as crossed aphasics (Bramwell 1899). Since left damaged sinistrals with aphasia are the rule (Brown and Hecaen 1976), it is the dextral with a right hemisphere lesion that has received most of the attention. When we reviewed the topic of crossed aphasia in dextrals some years ago in relation to a case report (Brown and Wilson 1973). only seven other cases could be found that satisfied the minimal criteria of a clearcut aphasia dextrality and a negative family history ofleft handedness, but since this paper there have been many additional observations (e.g. Assal, Perentes and Dervaz 1981, Donoso, Santander and Pavez 1984, Pillon, Desi and Lhermitte 1979, Wechsler 1976; see Joanette, Puel, Nespoulos, Rascol and Lecours [1982] and Castro-Caldas and Confraria [1984] for review).

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