Studija slučaja
https://doi.org/10.21857/y6zolb4kxm
Neural Plasticity in a Patient with Meningioma: Case Report
Marina Roje Bedeković
; University Department of Neurology, Sestre Milosrdnice Clinical Hospital Center, Croatia
Lara Pilepić
; University Department of Neurology, Sestre Milosrdnice Clinical Hospital Center, Croatia
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Sažetak
Meningiomas are second most common type of primary brain tumors. Because of their slow growing nature, they don’t provoke language impairments even if they are located in a brain areas responsible for language functioning. In this case report we describe an example of language neural plasticity in a patient with meningioma. The patient did not pre-surgically present speech language impairments even though the tumor was located in the left fronto-temporal lobe. After neurosurgery the patient developed apraxia of speech, which progressed to severe sensomotor aphasia caused by intracranial hemorrhage. During intensive speech therapy, an algorithm of recovery from sensomotor aphasia to motor aphasia was observed, followed by further improvement into speech apraxia. After seven days, a mild form of apraxia of speech persisted until hospital discharge. With this case report, we emphasize the importance of intensive speech therapy taking advantage of early neural plasticity.
Ključne riječi
meningioma; intensive speech therapy; brain plasticity
Hrčak ID:
326029
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2024.
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