ncreasing evidence suggests the involvement of the cerebellum in non-motor functions. We describe a patient who presented speech deficits after a right cerebellar infarction without other cognitive impairments. 99mTc-HMPAO single-photon emission computed tomography showed a marked hypoperfusion in the right cerebellar hemisphere, but did not show crossed cerebellar-cerebral diaschisis. The absence of neuroradiological evidence of structural supratentorial lesions supports the cerebellar role in modulating not only the motor system, but also higher order functions.
Linguistic impairment after right cerebellar stroke: a case report / Gasparini, M; DI PIERO, Vittorio; Ciccarelli, O; Cacioppo, Mm; Pantano, Patrizia; Lenzi, Gian Luigi. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - STAMPA. - 6:(1999), pp. 353-356. [10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.630353.x]
Linguistic impairment after right cerebellar stroke: a case report
DI PIERO, Vittorio;PANTANO, Patrizia;LENZI, Gian Luigi
1999
Abstract
ncreasing evidence suggests the involvement of the cerebellum in non-motor functions. We describe a patient who presented speech deficits after a right cerebellar infarction without other cognitive impairments. 99mTc-HMPAO single-photon emission computed tomography showed a marked hypoperfusion in the right cerebellar hemisphere, but did not show crossed cerebellar-cerebral diaschisis. The absence of neuroradiological evidence of structural supratentorial lesions supports the cerebellar role in modulating not only the motor system, but also higher order functions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
