Afasia: una perspectiva clínica / Aphasia: a clinical perspective
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
;
25(4): 291-308, 2014. tab, ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-786567
ABSTRACT
Language is a complex and dynamic system of conventional signs that results from the functioning of different brain areas located mainly in the left hemisphere. Clinical evaluation of aphasia implicates the examination of oral and written language. Aphasia is an acquired language disorders due to a brain damage that affect all modalities oral expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing. Various types of aphasias can be induced, each with well defined clinical characteristics that can be correlated with specific areas of the brain. The prognosis depends mainly on the etiology, size of the lesion, type of aphasia and its severity. Treatment objectives include satisfying the communicational needs of the patient, and achieving psychosocial adaptation of the subject and his family. Both objectives improve the quality of life of our patients...
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Main subject:
Aphasia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL
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