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António R. Damasio, MD, PhD; A. Castro-Caldas, MD; Jorge T. Grosso, MD; José M. Ferro

Arch Neurol. 1976;33(4):300-301.

Abstract
• Aphasia in focal brain-damaged illiterates is analogous to aphasia in patients who have learned how to read and write, regarding (1) expectancy rate, (2) distribution of clinical types, (3) semiological structure, and (4) score of relevant laboratory variables. The organization of neurological structures whose lesions produce language disturbances seems to be independent from the acquisition of reading and writing skills.

Author Affiliations
From the Language Research Laboratory, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Lisbon Faculty of Medicine, Portugal. Dr Damasio is now with the Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 20, 1974.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242 (Dr Damássio).

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