Pure agraphia after infarction in the superior and middle portions of the left precentral gyrus: Dissociation between Kanji and Kana

Highlights • The Japanese writing system employs two categories of characters: Kana and Kanji. • We reported a right-handed Japanese patient with pure agraphia in Kana and Kanji. • The patient had a confined small lesion in the left precentral gyrus. • The patient showed differences in writing distu...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2016-04, Vol.26, p.150-152
Main Authors: Kurosaki, Yoshiko, Hashimoto, Ryusaku, Tatsumi, Hiroshi, Hadano, Kazuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agraphia - etiology
Brain Infarction - complications
Brain Infarction - pathology
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Humans
Kana
Kanji
Left frontal lobe
Male
Middle Aged
Motor writing images
Neurology
Pure agraphia
Stroke - complications
Stroke - pathology
Visual letter images
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Summary:Highlights • The Japanese writing system employs two categories of characters: Kana and Kanji. • We reported a right-handed Japanese patient with pure agraphia in Kana and Kanji. • The patient had a confined small lesion in the left precentral gyrus. • The patient showed differences in writing disturbances between Kana and Kanji.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.030