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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2002): |
Preserved calculation skills in a case of semantic dementia.
Full Abstract
We present the case of a patient, BET, with a profound semantic dementia who shows a selective preservation of many aspects of number knowledge. In the context of an otherwise global loss of visual and verbal semantic knowledge, our patient demonstrates relatively intact number processing and numerical calculation in both the verbal and visual domain. More remarkably, BET is able to harness her intact calculation skills to number problem solving tasks. Our report provides further evidence that high-level non-verbal reasoning may persist in the absence of any viable language skills.
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Author information
Author/s: Crutch, Sebastian J (SJ); Warrington, Elizabeth K (EK);
Affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal: Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior (Cortex), published in Italy. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 38 (issue 3) : pp 389-99
Dates: Created 2002/07/30; Completed 2003/02/26; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12146663, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: Cortex. 2002 Jun;38(3):285-8. (PMID: 12146656)
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