Right-Hemisphere Language Dominance in a Case of Left-Hemisphere Arteriovenous Malformation
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Speech Language Hearing Association in Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
- Vol. 42 (1) , 106-112
- https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.4201.106
Abstract
This paper reports a case of surgical removal of a left-hemisphere arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a left-handed adult without subsequent speech or language deficit. Preoperative intracarotid amobarbital testing indicated right-hemisphere language dominance. Our patient demonstrated no language involvement prior to or following surgery. We speculate the congenital nature of a left-hemisphere AVM may dictate right-hemisphere language dominance, thereby explaining the lack of residuals following removal of AVMs in left-hemisphere speech and motor areas.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: