TY - JOUR
T1 - Dystypia in acute stroke not attributable to aphasia or neglect
AU - Cook, Fabian Alexander Blyth
AU - Makin, Stephen D. J.
AU - Wardlaw, Joanna
AU - Dennis, Martin S.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A 68-year-old right-handed man had a sudden onset of impaired typing ability due to an ischaemic stroke that recovered over 2 months. The typing impairment was grossly out of proportion to his transient handwriting disturbance. Diffusion MRI showed a recent acute left temporoparietal infarct. There was no evidence of aphasia, alexia, agraphia, visuospatial inattention, sensory loss, neglect or poor coordination that could account for his isolated typing impairment. This example of a stroke that disproportionately affected typing more than handwriting abilities has practical implications for what deficits to look for in patients with stroke when assessing their fitness for work and rehabilitation requirements.
AB - A 68-year-old right-handed man had a sudden onset of impaired typing ability due to an ischaemic stroke that recovered over 2 months. The typing impairment was grossly out of proportion to his transient handwriting disturbance. Diffusion MRI showed a recent acute left temporoparietal infarct. There was no evidence of aphasia, alexia, agraphia, visuospatial inattention, sensory loss, neglect or poor coordination that could account for his isolated typing impairment. This example of a stroke that disproportionately affected typing more than handwriting abilities has practical implications for what deficits to look for in patients with stroke when assessing their fitness for work and rehabilitation requirements.
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24045760
U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200257
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200257
M3 - Article
C2 - 24045760
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2013
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - bcr2013200257
ER -