Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders (대한치매학회지)

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A Case of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presenting Wernicke' Aphasia

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  • Kang, Kyung-Wook (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Byeong-C. (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Choi, Kang-Ho (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Song, Ho-Chun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Min, Jung-Joon (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Choi, Seong-Min (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kang, Seung-Ho (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Han (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Park, Man-Seok (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Myeong-Kyu (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Cho, Ki-Hyun (Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • 강경욱 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김병채 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 최강호 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 송호천 (전남대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 민정준 (전남대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 최성민 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 강승호 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 이승한 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 박만석 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김명규 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 조기현 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Wernicke' aphasia is a language disorder that impacts the comprehension of written and spoken language. A 48-yr-old woman had developed a transient sensory aphasia without focal neurological deficit. Brain MRI showed no structural lesion, but $^{18}F$-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) demonstrated glucose hypermetabolic activity in the left medial and superior temporal gyri, and middle frontal gyrus. Electroencephalogram (EEG) revealed spike discharges from the same area. We report a case of Wernicke' aphasia as an ictal phenomenon of temporal lobe epilepsy.

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