Affiliation:
1. UOC di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale di Ravenna, AUSL della Romagna
Abstract
Left thalamic stroke in adults commonly results in thalamic aphasia, which is characterized by defects in lexical and semantic abilities associated with fluency and comprehension disabilities and intact word repetition. Although few cases have been reported, aphasia with similar features can also be present as a consequence of left-brain hemisphere stroke in children, which has usually a poorer prognosis if compared with that of the adult population. The paper reports the case of a 20-month-old female child that developed aphasia after an ischemic stroke that involved the left anteromedial thalamus. In these cases it is necessary to initiate an early rehabilitation treatment, possibly supported by augmentative and alternative communication techniques.