A case of Acute Pure Anomia after Left Temporal Lobe Infarction

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(5); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(5): 475-478.

좌측 측두엽 뇌경색 후 순수 명칭 실어증을 보인 환자 1예

김정은, 정지향

건양대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 이화여자대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실a

A case of Acute Pure Anomia after Left Temporal Lobe Infarction

Jung Eun Kim,

Department of Neurology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon; Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicinea, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Anomia is the most common sign observed in aphasic patients. However, patients showing only pure anomia, caused by brain lesions were rare. We report a case of an acute stroke patient with isolated pure anomia from the lesion of superior and middle temporal gyrus. We confirmed naming impairment with relatively intact comprehension, fluency and repetition through the Korean version Western Aphasia Battery. We speculate that the superior and middle temporal area should be associated with the ability of semantics to access the phonological lexicon.KeyWords:Left temporal lobe infarction, Acute pure anomia, Korean version Western Aphasia Battery