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Title: Bilingual language processing after a lesion in the left thalamic and temporal regions. A case report with early childhood onset

Abstract

This case study concerns an 18-year-old bilingual girl who suffered a radiation lesion in the left (dominant) thalamic and temporal region when she was 4 years old. Language and memory assessment revealed deficits in auditory short-term memory, auditory word comprehension, nonword repetition, syntactic processing, word fluency, and confrontation naming tasks. Both languages (English and Dutch) were found to be affected in a similar manner, despite the fact that one language (English) was acquired before and the other (Dutch) after the period of lesion onset. Most of the deficits appear to be related to verbal (short-term) memory dysfunction. Several hypotheses of subcortical involvement in memory processes are discussed with reference to existing theories in this area.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Nijmegen (Netherland)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6833577
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Brain and Language; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 38:2; Journal ID: ISSN 0093-934X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; THALAMUS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BRAIN; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; LEARNING; NEOPLASMS; NMR IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; INJURIES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; RADIATION EFFECTS; 560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man

Citation Formats

van Lieshout, P, Renier, W, Eling, P, de Bot, K, and Slis, I. Bilingual language processing after a lesion in the left thalamic and temporal regions. A case report with early childhood onset. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.1016/0093-934X(90)90109-T.
van Lieshout, P, Renier, W, Eling, P, de Bot, K, & Slis, I. Bilingual language processing after a lesion in the left thalamic and temporal regions. A case report with early childhood onset. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-934X(90)90109-T
van Lieshout, P, Renier, W, Eling, P, de Bot, K, and Slis, I. 1990. "Bilingual language processing after a lesion in the left thalamic and temporal regions. A case report with early childhood onset". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-934X(90)90109-T.
@article{osti_6833577,
title = {Bilingual language processing after a lesion in the left thalamic and temporal regions. A case report with early childhood onset},
author = {van Lieshout, P and Renier, W and Eling, P and de Bot, K and Slis, I},
abstractNote = {This case study concerns an 18-year-old bilingual girl who suffered a radiation lesion in the left (dominant) thalamic and temporal region when she was 4 years old. Language and memory assessment revealed deficits in auditory short-term memory, auditory word comprehension, nonword repetition, syntactic processing, word fluency, and confrontation naming tasks. Both languages (English and Dutch) were found to be affected in a similar manner, despite the fact that one language (English) was acquired before and the other (Dutch) after the period of lesion onset. Most of the deficits appear to be related to verbal (short-term) memory dysfunction. Several hypotheses of subcortical involvement in memory processes are discussed with reference to existing theories in this area.},
doi = {10.1016/0093-934X(90)90109-T},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6833577}, journal = {Brain and Language; (USA)},
issn = {0093-934X},
number = ,
volume = 38:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}