crossed aphasia
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Related to crossed aphasia: Subcortical aphasia
crossed a·pha·si·a
aphasia in a right-handed person due to a solely right cerebral lesion.
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crossed aphasia
Aphasia that develops paradoxically in a right-handed person after a stroke or lesion affecting the right hemisphere.
See also: aphasia
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