Dement Neurocogn Disord.  2019 Mar;18(1):30-32. 10.12779/dnd.2019.18.1.30.

Improvement of Post Stroke Echolalia after Using Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

• Bae H
• Park J
• Yang Y

• KMID: 2444265
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2019.18.1.30

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Echolalia*
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors*
Stroke*
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Initial diffuse weighted image showed ischemic lesion in left cerebral hemisphere (A, B). FDG-PET image of the patient showed hypo-metabolism in Left frontotemporal lobe on axial (C), coronal (D) planes.

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