Frame aphasia due to Broca's area impairment: a Persian case report

Background: Frame/content theory considers speech as a phenomenon evolved from mandibular cyclicities for the physiologic primitive functions of feeding. Aims: This case report emphasises two aspects: first, the speech clinical characteristics of a left hemisphere damaged patient, which may be regar...

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Published in:Aphasiology 2015-04, Vol.29 (4), p.457-465
Main Authors: Yadegari, Fariba, Razavi, Mohammadreza, Azimian, Mojtaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphasia
Articulation
Articulatory phonetics
Brain damage
Brain injury
Broca's area
Broca's region
Case reports
content
frame
Frontal lobe
Hemispheric laterality
Infant vocalization
Mandible
Persian
Persian language
Phonetic analysis
Speech
Speech production
Syllables
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Summary:Background: Frame/content theory considers speech as a phenomenon evolved from mandibular cyclicities for the physiologic primitive functions of feeding. Aims: This case report emphasises two aspects: first, the speech clinical characteristics of a left hemisphere damaged patient, which may be regarded as evidence of frame/content theory because there appears to be a regression to the most primitive stages of canonical babbling, and second, regarding its localised brain impairment limited to Broca's area boundaries. Methods & Procedures: We have provided a phonetically transcribed sample of speech and then analysed the articulated forms of syllables, mainly in words. A total of 403 syllables of the patient's productions were analysed by articulatory phonetics method. Outcomes & Results: Many patterns of articulation of this case, especially the labial-central and fronted dorsal-front pattern, may reveal a "frame without content" pattern that we believe to be a case of frame aphasia. Conclusions: This patient may be considered as evidence of frame/content dissociation due to brain damage. Broca's area's role in subserving such a stage of content representation and loading in speech production is hypothesised.
ISSN:0268-7038
1464-5041
DOI:10.1080/02687038.2014.971221