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Communicative processes of individuals with injuries of the right cerebral hemisphere

2013; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v20i1a103736

2317-0190

Aline Rodrigues Pinto, Ana Paula Ferreira Gastão, Milene Silva Ferreira, Marla Fabiana Rodrigues Oliveira Sakamoto, Andréa Siqueira Kokanj Santana,

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Objective: This study aimed to profile the language skills of patients with damage to the right cerebral hemisphere attended at the Ibirapuera Unit (Central) of the Association for the Welfare of Handicapped Children - AACD (Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente - AACD/Unidade Ibirapuera - Central), and to discover the perceptions of caregivers and patients regarding the presence or absence of language disorders after a stroke. Method: The descriptive study was conducted from July to September of 2009 with 11 adults through the application of the Montreal Communication Evaluation Battery (known in Brazil as Bateria MAC) tests, the Questionnaire on Awareness of Difficulties, and the Communicative Disorders Screening on individuals with neurological conditions, direct relatives, and/or caregivers. Results: It was found that 90.9% of patients with injuries of the right cerebral hemisphere had a deficit in at least one of the tests comprising the Bateria MAC assessment of language. Conclusion: Findings showing the patient’s absence of awareness of their linguistic and cognitive deficits are also very important, not only about their daily life activities, but about their agnosia.