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A case of pure agraphia, due to an ischaemic lesion of the left superior parietal lobule, is reported. The neuropsychological analysis of writing performances suggests an aphasic nature of this patient's pure agraphia. The authors discuss the role played by diffuse and/or localized brain lesions in writing function, emphasizing that the left superior parietal lobule in man may be crucial for the sensorimotor linguistic integration needed for writing.
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Viene descritto un caso di agrafia pura dovuta ad una lesione ischemica del lobulo parietale superiore sinistro. L'analisi neuropsicologica delta scrittura indica la natura afasica di tale disordine. Gli autori discutono il ruolo rivestito da lesioni cerebrali diffuse e/o localizzate nei processi delta scrittura, sottolineando quello del lobulo parietale superiore sinistro, ritenuto un importante punto di integrazione sensoriomotoria del linguaggio necessaria per tale funzione.
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Paolino, E., De Bastiani, P., Monetti, V.C. et al. Pure “aphasic” agraphia due to damage of the left superior parietal lobule. Ital J Neuro Sci 4, 233–237 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02043913
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