Cortex Lesions 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, January 27 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, January 27 2008.

 
        A) Aphasia
 
        B) Loss of mojo
 
        C) Cortical blindness
 
        D) Gerstmann syndrome
 
        E) Loss of prosody
 

 

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This question was created on January 27, 2008 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on January 27, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) aphasia

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A lesion in the areas described would not result in aphasia.  (See References)

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B) loss of mojo

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A lesion in the areas described would not result in loss of mojo  (See References)

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C) cortical blindness

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A lesion in the areas described would not result in cortical blindness.  (See References)

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D) Gerstmann syndrome

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Gerstmann syndrome (a constellation of dysgraphia, dyscalculia, finger agnosia, and left-right confusion) is associated with lesions in the dominant hemisphere near the angular and supramarginal gyri. A lesion of the posterior superior temporal sulcus and dorsolateral Frontal Cortex would not produce Gerstmann syndrome.   (See References)

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E) loss of prosody

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Functional imaging studies have helped to identify regions involved in prosody. These areas include the posterior superior temporal sulcus and dorsolateral Frontal Cortex.  (See References)

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References:

1. Wildgruber, D., Riecker, A., Hertrich, I., Erb, M., Grodd, W., Ethofer, T., and Ackermann, H. (2005). "Identification of emotional intonation evaluated by fMRI." Neuroimage, 24(4) 1233-41. (PMID:15670701)
2. Strelnikov, K.N., Vorobyev, V.A., Chernigovskaya, T.V., and Medvedev, S.V. (2006). "Prosodic clues to syntactic processing--a PET and ERP study." Neuroimage, 29(4) 1127-34. (PMID:16188459)
3. Vallar, G. (2007). "Spatial neglect, Balint-Homes' and Gerstmann's syndrome, and other spatial disorders." CNS Spectr, 12(7) 527-36. (PMID:17603404)

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Cortex Lesions 01
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