The sun., 1891-02-22

orstsssus Easess Produced IN Fatisats A.
asetsA vita Aphasia.

idss. of lsnsusSs or its expression. indspsn-
Sse! II q: ionsSs Il I; sS%%oo Or
y sSs:ss se T. sssS
osa: sHsS e ss sSss Ss sss =:
SRii Is: mS:sls: eonssrRsa 4 a s;isSis @
l sreat 4ii pscuiissisv is shat tSs subject u often
Tsrs sses .hs error has been but
Some patisntS forget only names Others fSr, q.
Get n Ssrt1ns a Gs Sssss ne
6Sd been H'df osssr1sd. % The pssisns iosins az
Se q ss .ssn s
p al: ssndlt!sn !. not inifeausn.lS mot with
S ssy sy, e s.sSss sDessSs e. tas pssn. sas
BssFa slss ~ saosa rshs q % Ss ABILITY
90 coordinate the pusclss Of speech IS TO
r. : : an! sssi osn ss:s ::s
.1OsSstioS 9, the general ss, cause: ., III:
s!bls TO the lay mind. Il is spilcisnt to say
sia Is consequent upon lsslons Of those certain
areas Of the brain vhersin are centred the
or r: 9Ssssus s1fsS:s pSs:ss q ns
the Ade;s hS SoTts ths
Prot GSareot reported : case where 8 gen.
:f Sy Srs hS ns hss
him Of bis ability to recoGnIze wt written r,9s q
p e..
tie I .uS.sisstien d xTons $crds Or symSois ia
But cannot correct L Nouns are more Re:
S:a Gs ssn s.ss IN
& sESss:Is Zeal =: : s%SY! !S,.
motor spSssis psslsn.s @ @ssnncs s. .Ttleais'S's tl,I'':
ana f shs1 oitsn on mute rather
Z ss: &
are retained or regained after the attack these
words Or expressions are used in 9 peculiar
QUESTION ssEsa. These phrases or words, are
%ssE sssS; sa6sd sss 5s.s
u unasr ''H &a
Dsoss Toad say nosSas
but. umbrella. umbrsllA" ~
ease 60; Or ' other causes M The power q writing is
sSadsn q oss q called ssrrphbs e
Sas pSsnt os
which preyiousiy en.6led him g make tho
fSE pssas
most rsmark ksble condition q Affairs. Il well
e ~. q bsSs
An saraphia patient cannot, write from die
not Gp spm os sSssa Win %s
cramp. and though he can perform all other
ss ssFs aaEes %sS
isuIt; n some lnstapoes delicate finger move:
tbs hsDa use q musical instruments have Sssn
known to be suddenly taken ayay By simi!ss
-:S "Word dsstnesss % and an word blindness" arc
Of 1soS. q pSs cs aqs % %ola N
sonsoiption. sn Patients suffering from il cannot
paired. II must be- understood. however, that
dS S ID. aS hear
they shs value Of
oi lis
Pssd slsSa vii result IN ustsrsnss
Spad. TSc p.sn 81 1
that BIZ utterances are unnatural OF insI Ipree-
o.. such person vas sa.d ssL:d to road aloud tn
S.h asL RFSs s.r Row
Of Tns Seas
directed; and ss nearly as could be taken
ssss ' as9 e.
oh rssns Sa sasy yeoas 81 nes %9s
sceafsteln 81 Ks he made de- esoh iettsr hovsSsr @
ps q othsr Ou'
Word blindness Is due to lesion Of the vis-
M psnisd H 81 loss q %emery q The meaning e Of
printed or written symools, Patients afflicted
Nth G.n iasss but they
saas. read given ssiestion. They cam often wriis
but 5ssG wHs thsS
Psss Present tS.lr conv.rs..icnsi poWsss .rs NOT pos
o1 1!gn ssd q Sass sdd Sa
6imssh 1m e0ml95Ets6y Thea hs t you'd 1ssS
% SennsetiSn With % anythins in tIs print I bsfess
him. He was asked to read the following note:
n:4; s :s. :; a':s ssn:s III a 4.
u, deliberately. and without much hesitation
"DE4s s1R: You are requested to bring this
aSS TSsn .ia :. ,Sd '@i Il .h.t max. o. IT.
| don't know whether It is right or not"
This Same patient often tried to read news
| paper aloud. and his wife said that hs read q
| lot OF stuf! oil made out OF his OWE. head. On
| ono occasion she took the paper and reed il 10
him. He was quiet for time and then asked:
assured that his wife had read corrsetIy. hs
then d,.S %a;t ,obss bs A.
newspepsrs. ssyipe DO did not know what was
stun powadsys. Ehsn, however. he found that
the ianlt wts In himself ho gave aP reading tbs
wrestling With bis Latin recitation. Il Is not
uncommon for word blindness and word deaf
ness to be In conjunction . fact which u easily
Visual and audi tory centres. Tho term
"s.Rnrs.is has bssn .pD,isd by some
| BY disease Of the oortioal centres Of sight
the patient has been rendered psychicRlly
bltpd, pot to the meaning OF words
| but to the most familiar objects and theil
pssa. 6noh patients, after being disrQbsd and
having their garments returned to them. ex-
press utter ignorance Of the garments or theil
| uses and have to be given Instructions Rs to
| thu mannaP Of dressing than mRAlvAa. 0thaY