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OBJECTIVE To investigate if right hemisphere stroke is associated with decreased lexical-semantic ability. METHODS We compared subjects with right hemisphere brain damage after stroke with healthy controls using the validated… Click to show full abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate if right hemisphere stroke is associated with decreased lexical-semantic ability. METHODS We compared subjects with right hemisphere brain damage after stroke with healthy controls using the validated version of the Montreal Evaluation of Communication to assess lexical-semantic domains of language. RESULTS Sixteen patients and thirty-two controls were included. The post-stroke group with right hemispheric brain lesions showed considerable limitations in metaphor interpretation, fluency, and semantic judgment. CONCLUSION Individuals with right hemisphere damage after stroke may present with language changes in the lexical-semantic aspects.
Journal Title: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Year Published: 2021
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