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We present a case of transcortical mixed aphasia following a left frontoparietal infarct caused by vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Although CT showed low-density areas in the left frontal lobe and basal ganglia, single photon emission CT revealed a wider area of low perfusion over the entire left hemisphere, except for the left perisylvian speech areas. Hence, transcortical mixed aphasia may be caused by the isolation of perisylvian speech areas due to disconnection from surrounding areas.
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Maeshima, S., Uematsu, Y., Terada, T. et al. Transcortical mixed aphasia with left frontoparietal lesions. Neuroradiology 38 (Suppl 1), S78–S79 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278126
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278126