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. 1983 Oct;46(10):943–952. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.10.943

CT scan correlates of gesture recognition.

J M Ferro, I P Martins, G Mariano, A C Caldas
PMCID: PMC1027609  PMID: 6644319

Abstract

The ability to recognise gestures was studied in 65 left-hemispheric stroke patients whose lesions were located by CT scan. In the acute stage (first month) frontal lobe and basal ganglia were frequently involved in patients showing inability to recognise gestures. In the later (third to fourth month) and chronic stages (greater than 6 months) parietal lobe involvement was important; lesions causing gesture recognition impairment were larger, had more extensive and frequent parietal involvement and produced less temporal lobe damage than those causing aural comprehension defects. These findings are discussed in the light of recent models of cerebral localisation of complex functions.

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