Data di Pubblicazione:
2005
Citazione:
Spontaneous recovery from acalculia / A. Basso, A. Caporali, P. Faglioni. - In: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1355-6177. - 11:1(2005), pp. 99-107.
Abstract:
A topic much considered in research on acalculia was its relationship with aphasia. Far less attention has been given to the natural course of acalculia. In this retrospective study, we examined the relationship between aphasia and acalculia in an unselected series of 98 left-brain-damaged patients and the spontaneous recovery from acalculia in 92 acalculic patients with follow-up. There was a significant association between aphasia and acalculia although 19 participants exhibited aphasia with no acalculia and six acalculia with no aphasia. We observed significant improvement between a first examination carried out between 1 and 5 months post-onset and a second examination carried out between 3 and 11 months later (mean: 5 months). The mechanisms of spontaneous recovery are discussed.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
acalculia, aphasia, frequency of co-occurrence, sponaneous recovery from acalculia
Elenco autori:
A. Basso, A. Caporali, P. Faglioni
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