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Brain damage associated with apraxia of speech: evidence from case studies
journal contribution
posted on 2016-06-05, 17:34 authored by Dana Moser, Alexandra Basilakos, Paul Fillmore, Julius FridrikssonThe site of crucial damage that causes acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) has been debated in the literature. This study presents five in-depth cases that offer insight into the role of brain areas involved in AOS. Four of the examined participants had a primary impairment of AOS either with (n = 2) or without concomitant mild aphasia (n = 2). The fifth participant presented with a lesion relatively isolated to the left anterior insula (AIns-L), damage that is rarely reported in the literature, but without AOS. Taken together, these cases challenge the role of the AIns-L and implicate the left motor regions in AOS.