A patient with aphasia using the nonsemantic lexical route for Kanji reading. Issue 5 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hashimoto, Kosei; Uno, Akira; Sambai, Ami; Mizumoto, Go
• Is Part Of: Neurocase. Volume 23:Issue 5/6(2017)
• Page Start: 270
• Page End: 277
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Nonsemantic lexical route -- DRC model -- Kanji -- inconsistent-atypical word -- aphasia; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Case Report; Mental Disorders -- Case Report; Nervous System Diseases -- Case Report; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2017.1390140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-4794

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We report a patient with aphasia, caused by cerebral hemorrhage, who probably used the nonsemantic lexical route when reading words aloud. To investigate the mechanisms underlying her reading dysfunction, we analyzed her reading abilities using the Dual-Route Cascaded Model. Language tests resulted in low correct percentages for both reading comprehension and reading nonwords aloud, suggesting problems in the semantic system and the nonlexical route. Conversely, the patient showed high scores on the reading words aloud task. Although she failed to understand many inconsistent-atypical words in the reading comprehension test, she correctly read most words aloud, suggesting that she used the nonsemantic lexical route. In addition, the lexical reading route was analyzed in detail by using inconsistent-atypical Kanji words as stimuli. Finally, we analyzed her reading dysfunction compared with previous cases.