An analysis of the characteristics of aphasia caused by the thalamic stroke. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):360-362(1999) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.1999.04.008.
An analysis of the characteristics of aphasia caused by the thalamic stroke
The aphasia of 21 patients with thalamic stroke was clinically classified and analysed with the method ofstandard Chinese aphasic test
and the possible relationship between the thalamic damage and aphasia wasdiscussed. The results showed that the notable characteristics of the aphasia caused by thalamic stroke wassubcortical aphasia and the language dominance of thalamus mainly located at the left side
but the right side ofthalamus was also involved with language. The data indicated that the thalamus is a constituent part in nervousnetwork of language.