Spared musical abilities in a conductor with global aphasia and ideomotor apraxia.
- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 48 (5) , 407-412
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.48.5.407
Abstract
A conductor suddenly developed global aphasia and severe ideomotor aprazia as a result of an infarct in the territory of the left middle cerebral artery. Although aphasia and apraxia remained unchanged during the following six years, his musical capacities were largely spared and he was still able to conduct. This case provides some evidence in favour of right hemisphere dominance for music.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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