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Gli esiti dello stroke ischemico del bambino: afasia e talamo
Ischemic stroke outcomes in children: thalamic aphasia
Silvia Giardinelli1,2, Ilaria Bianchedi1,3, Andrea Uva1, Federico Marchetti1
1UOC di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale di Ravenna, AUSL della Romagna
Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, 2Università di Ferrara, 3Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Marzo 2022 | DOI: 10.53126/MEBXXVMR065
Abstract
Left thalamic stroke in adults commonly results in thalamic aphasia, which is characterized by defects in lexical and semantic abilities associated with fluency and comprehension disabilities and intact word repetition. Although few cases have been reported, aphasia with similar features can also be present as a consequence of left-brain hemisphere stroke in children, which has usually a poorer prognosis if compared with that of the adult population. The paper reports the case of a 20-month-old female child that developed aphasia after an ischemic stroke that involved the left anteromedial thalamus. In these cases it is necessary to initiate an early rehabilitation treatment, possibly supported by augmentative and alternative communication techniques.
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