Rediscovery of Leborgne's brain: Anatomical description with CT scan

The rediscovery of Leborgne's brain, upon which Broca's original discussion of aphasia was based, provided the opportunity for evaluation & measurement. Physical examination & computerized tomographic scanning of the brain were performed & results are outlined. Study indicates...

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Published in:Brain and language 1984-07, Vol.22 (2), p.303-319
Main Authors: Signoret, Jean-Louis, Castaigne, Paul, Lhermitte, François, Abelanet, René, Lavorel, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aphasia - history
Aphasia, Broca - history
Aphasia, Broca - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - pathology
Broca
Cerebral Infarction - history
Cerebral Infarction - pathology
France
History of medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Leborgne
Medical sciences
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The rediscovery of Leborgne's brain, upon which Broca's original discussion of aphasia was based, provided the opportunity for evaluation & measurement. Physical examination & computerized tomographic scanning of the brain were performed & results are outlined. Study indicates that no lesions involving Wernicke's area were present. Broca was correct in noting that this patient's language deficits were caused by a lesion of the third frontal convolution of the left hemisphere. 20 Figures, 11 References. B. Annesser Murray
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1016/0093-934X(84)90096-8