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A 59-year-old woman developed impaired speech initiation as the result of a left anterior insular infarct. Findings from this case suggest that dominant hemisphere anterior insular lesions impair the speech initiation loop.
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Shuren, J. Insula and aphasia. J Neurol 240, 216–218 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00818707
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