Acquired Dyslexias in Kannada-Speaking Adults with Right Hemisphere Damage
| Autor: | Shyamala K. Chengappa, Ravi Sunilkumar, Jennifer R. Carmel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Ischemic strokes Audiology medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Lateralization of brain function language.human_language nervous system diseases Developmental psychology Kannada Reading (process) mental disorders Deep dyslexia medicine language Right hemisphere Psychology psychological phenomena and processes media_common |
| Zdroj: | Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing. 10:213-220 |
| ISSN: | 1361-3286 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/136132807805297459 |
| Popis: | In recent times little attention has been given to the acquired disorders of reading. Many authors have proposed different theories such as dual route theory, theory of reading system, and so forth to explain different types of acquired dyslexias. And recently there is some work going on to find out the site of lesions for different types of dyslexias. Previous studies suggest that except for deep dyslexia, all other types of dyslexias have lesions in the left hemisphere. In this study, the authors attempted to identify the types of dyslexias present subsequent to right hemisphere damage. The aim of the present study is to enlighten speech-language pathologists as to the different types of acquired dyslexias and to determine out whether there is any causal relationship between right hemisphere damage and acquired dyslexias. For this study, the subjects were five native Kannada-speaking subjects with age range of 40 to 60 years with a history of right hemisphere damage following ischemic strokes. A... |
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