Abstract
To the Editor: Thomas and Lowitt (Aug. 3 issue)1 describe a 41-year-old female cocaine abuser who presented with an ischemic stroke due to occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery, documented by angiography. As an exercise in clinical problem-solving, this report is incomplete in its presentation and flawed in its conclusions. First, the patient is described as having aphasia and left hemiparesis, a combination that would occur only in a subgroup of left-handed persons with right hemispheric speech dominance. It is therefore essential that information about handedness and characteristics of the speech disturbance be provided. Second, no other neurologic deficits.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1709-1711 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 333 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 21 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine