Differential reorganization of fusiform gyrus in two types of alexia after stroke
- Authors
- Pyun, Sung-Bom; Sohn, Hyo-Jeong; Jung, Jae-Bum; Nam, Kichun
- Issue Date
- Oct-2007
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- pure alexia; alexia with agraphia; fusiform gyrus; visual word form area; functional MRI
- Citation
- NEUROCASE, v.13, no.5-6, pp.417 - 425
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- NEUROCASE
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 5-6
- Start Page
- 417
- End Page
- 425
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/125701
- DOI
- 10.1080/13554790701881715
- ISSN
- 1355-4794
- Abstract
- Lesions affecting the left fusiform gyros (FG) commonly result in dyslexia and recovery largely depends on efficient reorganization of the reading network. We performed a follow-up fMRI study to elucidate the reorganization patterns of the FG according to the recovery of reading ability in two patients (MH with pure alexia and KM with alexia with agraphia) after stroke involving the left FG. Initially, MH was an effortful letter-by-letter (LBL) reader, and she improved to become a proficient LBL reader. The initial fMRI results showed scattered activation on occipital and ventral temporal cortex during reading, which was localized to right FG in the follow-up study. KM's severe alexia with agraphia did not improve, even after 6 months bad passed since the onset of the alexia. The initial and follow-up fMRI results showed no significant activation in the bilateral FG or central higher language areas during word reading. Our results suggest that the reorganization of the FG is different according to the type of alexia and the amount of clinical recovery in each patient. Also, the successful reorganization of the visual component of reading in the right FG is responsible for the recovery of LBL reading in pure alexia.
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