TY - JOUR
T1 - Global Aphasia without Hemiplegia
AU - Legatt, Alan D.
AU - Brust, John C.m.
PY - 1992/10/22
Y1 - 1992/10/22
N2 - To the Editor: In his Medical Progress review article on aphasia, Damasio (Feb. 20 issue)1 stated that the presence of global aphasia without hemiplegia suggests the possibility of an embolic stroke or brain metastases. Although these are the commonest causes of the syndrome, it may also be produced by hemorrhagic stroke,2 trauma,3 , 4 or nonconvulsive status epilepticus.5 Since anticoagulation is often used in patients with embolic stroke, the possibility of a hemorrhagic cause must be considered in patients who present with a stroke-like onset of global aphasia without hemiplegia.
AB - To the Editor: In his Medical Progress review article on aphasia, Damasio (Feb. 20 issue)1 stated that the presence of global aphasia without hemiplegia suggests the possibility of an embolic stroke or brain metastases. Although these are the commonest causes of the syndrome, it may also be produced by hemorrhagic stroke,2 trauma,3 , 4 or nonconvulsive status epilepticus.5 Since anticoagulation is often used in patients with embolic stroke, the possibility of a hemorrhagic cause must be considered in patients who present with a stroke-like onset of global aphasia without hemiplegia.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199210223271715
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199210223271715
M3 - Letter
C2 - 1406812
AN - SCOPUS:0026806489
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 327
SP - 1244
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 17
ER -