TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation and outcome of aphasia in patients with severe closed head trauma. JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 713 LP - 718 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.38.7.713 VL - 38 IS - 7 AU - I V Thomsen Y1 - 1975/07/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/38/7/713.abstract N2 - In this study long-term observation of 12 patients with aphasia secondary to severe closed head trauma took place. The most frequent symptoms were amnestic aphasia and verbal paraphasia. Only one patient with a constant slow wave EEG focus in the dominant hemisphere had severe receptive symptoms. In all other patients the aphasia recovered rather well, though not totally, but the presence and degree of concomitant neuropsychological disorders were most important for the final outcome. ER -