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Brain damage associated with apraxia of speech: evidence from case studies
Dana Moser1, Alexandra Basilakos2, Paul Fillmore2
1a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of New Hampshire , Durham , NH , USA.
Abstract:
The site of crucial damage that causes acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) has been debated in the literature. This study presents five in-depth cases that offer insight into the role of brain areas involved in AOS. Four of the examined participants had a primary impairment of AOS either with (n = 2) or without concomitant mild aphasia (n = 2). The fifth participant presented with a lesion relatively isolated to the left anterior insula (AIns-L), damage that is rarely reported in the literature, but without AOS. Taken together, these cases challenge the role of the AIns-L and implicate the left motor regions in AOS.
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