Aphasia due to right hemisphere infarction in a patient with situs inversus after carotid artery stenting: a case report.
BMC Neurol
; 24(1): 289, 2024 Aug 16.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Situs inversus (SI) is a rare congenital anomaly in which systemic organs and vessels are positioned in a mirror image of their normal positions. An interesting issue regarding individuals with such a condition is whether they also have reversed brain asymmetries. Most of studies on this issue indicate that, similarly to many people with normal visceral alignment, patients with SI have a left hemispheric dominance for language functions. CASE PRESENTATION We report a rare occurrence of anomalous cerebral dominance for language in a patient with complete situs inversus. The right-handed patient developed aphasia after carotid stenting, and brain magnetic resonance imaging showed cerebral infarction in the right parietal lobe.CONCLUSION:
Anomalous cerebral dominance for language and visceral situs inversus in our patient both may result from a single, genetically coded atypicality of developmental gradient.Palabras clave
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Afasia
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Situs Inversus
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Stents
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Neurol
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
China