Afasia: una perspectiva clínica / Aphasia: a clinical perspective
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
; 25(4): 291-308, 2014. tab, ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: lil-786567
Biblioteca responsável:
CL36.1
ABSTRACT
Language is a complex and dynamic system of conventional signs that results from the functioning of different brain areas located mainly in the left hemisphere. Clinical evaluation of aphasia implicates the examination of oral and written language. Aphasia is an acquired language disorders due to a brain damage that affect all modalities: oral expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing. Various types of aphasias can be induced, each with well defined clinical characteristics that can be correlated with specific areas of the brain. The prognosis depends mainly on the etiology, size of the lesion, type of aphasia and its severity. Treatment objectives include: satisfying the communicational needs of the patient, and achieving psychosocial adaptation of the subject and his family. Both objectives improve the quality of life of our patients...
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Afasia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
/
Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL