APHASIA AND MENINGOENCEPHALITIS – A CASE STUDY

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study is directed to examine aphasia caused by meningoencephalitis, with emphasis on reading and writing.METHODS: Some tasks from reading and writing subtest of Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) were used for the purpose of this research. JK., a 26-year-old, right-handed male with a medical history of meningoencephalitis was the subject of the current study.RESULTS: In the third assessment the patient achieved significantly better results.CONCLUSION: Based on obtained results and according to some earlier research findings from literature we can conclude that JK probably has graphemic buffer impairment.

Keywords

• aphasia
• reading
• writing
• graphemic buffer