Subcortical aphasia: a specific clinical picture?

100 aphasic patients were examined with a scorable aphasia battery looking at the frequency of various aphasia types and the possible specificity of clinical pictures in deep-seated lesions. One month after onset, "atypical" aphasiological syndromes proved to be rare and to have the same frequency in patients with cortico-subcortical or capsulostriatal deep-seated lesions. In the latter condition, no specific clinical syndrome was brought out, although verbal comprehension disorders were usually less severe than in cortico-subcortical lesions.

Quantitative study of the rate of recovery from aphasia due to ischemic stroke.

The extent of recovery from aphasia following ischemic stroke has been evaluated by a quantitative method. The greatest improvement was observed during the first 3 months following onset. The rate of recovery was similar for expression and for comprehension, but comprehension was usually less disturbed than expression.