Early dissociation of verbal and nonverbal gestural ability in an epileptic deaf child

Authors
Metz-Lutz, MN Saint Martin, AD Monpiou, S Massa, R Hirsch, E Marescaux, C
Citation
Mn. Metz-lutz et al., Early dissociation of verbal and nonverbal gestural ability in an epileptic deaf child, ANN NEUROL, 46(6), 1999, pp. 929-932
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
03645134 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
929 - 932
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-5134(199912)46:6<929:EDOVAN>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Studies of sign language aphasia in deaf adults have provided the evidence for two separable verbal and nonverbal manual gesture systems. We report a congenitally deaf child with a idiopathic focal epilepsy of childhood who s howed specific language impairment in French sign language. The child's ama zing performances in miming or sketching pictures she was unable to sign su pport the notion of an early dissociation of the two gestural systems.