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Aphasia for Morse code.

A R Wyler·M W Ray
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Abstract

The ability to communicate by Morse code at high speed has, to our knowledge, not been localized within the cerebral cortex, but might be suspected as residing within the left (dominant) hemisphere. We report a case of a 54-year-old male who suffered a left temporal tip intracerebral hematoma and who temporarily lost his ability to communicate in Morse code, but who was minimally aphasic.

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A R Wyler, M W Ray. 1986. Aphasia for Morse code.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-934x(86)90014-3

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