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Published on: August 11, 2023
Reading and writing from right to left after anterior cerebral artery stroke
Lílian Reuter1, Guilherme Carvalho1, Alex Reuter1
1Rede Sarah de Hospitais de Reabilitação, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
This is the case report of a woman who started to write and read from right to left after anterior cerebral artery stroke, affecting the left supplementary motor area. No cases were found in the literature with exactly the same characteristics. She has been able to read and write faster after rehabilitation approach at Sarah Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, in the Belo Horizonte city unit, Brazil, despite the maintenance of the inversion. She returned to her previous activities in an adaptive way. It was discussed how the dysfunction in this cerebral area and its connections may disturb the reading strategy and direction.
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