Open AccessProf. Ѵ. Monakow. Aphasie und Diaschisis. Neurol. Centralblatt. 1906. No. 22.
Author(s) -
Leah Shapiro,
Leah Shapiro
Publication year - 1907
Publication title -
nevrologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb88761
Subject(s) - aphasia , diaschisis , phenomenon , psychology , pathological , philosophy , neuroscience , cognitive science , linguistics , cognitive psychology , epistemology , medicine , pathology , cerebellum
Bearing in mind the insufficiency of the prevailing theory of aphasia to explain some clinical phenomena and the frequent inconsistency of the latter with the data of pathological studies, Monakow establishes a new concept - "diaschisis", a phenomenon that, in his opinion, can illuminate some features of the clinical course of aphasia.