A NEW CASE OF ATYPICAL CEREBRAL-DOMINANCE

A.V., a 73-year-old right-handed man, developed right hemiplegia and h emi-hypoaesthesia following a cerebrovascular accident. A large, left hemispheric lesion was revealed by CT scan but, despite this, the pati ent did not show any language impairment in either Italian or English (which he spoke fluently). However, he did show right visual neglect a nd visuo-spatial deficits, a neuropsychological picture that usually f ollows lesions to the non-dominant hemisphere. Given these clinical da ta, A.V.'s cerebral organisation seems to be reversed. This and previo us cases reported in the literature are discussed.