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Tumor-Associated Aphasia in Left Hemisphere Primary Brain Tumors; The Importance of Age and Tumor Grade Neurol 39:48-50, Recht,L.D.,et al, 1989 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Although one-quarter of patients with primary brain tumors have language disturbances at the time of initial presentation,the factors contributing to their aphasia are not clear.A group of 32 patients with primary tumors of the left hemisphere was collected retrospectively and the relationship between clinical,radiographic,and pathologic factors and tumor-associated aphasia was examined.We assessed language function before beginning any treatment including steroids.The factor that best predicted language disturbance was greater patient age;the only other significant factor was tumor grade.Tumor size made a nearly significant impact,but tumor location within the left hemisphere did not correlate with aphasia.

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