Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 2023
Dissociation of Broca's area from Broca's aphasia in patients undergoing neurosurgical resections.
Broca's aphasia is a syndrome of impaired fluency with retained comprehension. The authors used an unbiased algorithm to examine which neuroanatomical areas are most likely to result in Broca's aphasia following surgical lesions. ⋯ Broca's aphasia does not typically arise from neurosurgical resections in Broca's area. When Broca's aphasia does occur after surgery, it is typically in the early postoperative period, improves by 1 month, and is associated with resections of ventral sensorimotor cortex and supramarginal gyri.