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17495511

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
What about artistic creativity following a cerebral lesion? We studied the case of a prominent right-handed Swedish painter and sculptor who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 55 years. The patient displayed a lesion of the left capsular lenticular region, which resulted in a right hemiplegia and sensory loss, with aphasia of the subcortical type. The linguistic impairments recovered well but at 1 year postonset, the right hand was still completely paralyzed. After a period of a few weeks, during which the patient refused to use his nondominant hand, he produced his first left-handed drawing, and by 1 year postonset, he had once again resumed an intensive artistic activity using his nondominant hand. The pictorial works were reviewed by several renowned art specialists: changes of style and even of contents were judged without loss of artistic quality. The result was described as a gain in emotional and artistic intensity. We discuss our observation in the context of the literature and focus on the crucial role of cerebral dominance and hand preference. We conclude that pictorial creativity and language are distinct forms of expressions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1660-4431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-83
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Persisting aphasia, cerebral dominance, and painting in the famous artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropsychology, Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland. colombof@hopcantfr.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Biography, Historical Article