... Abstract In 1943, Tsuneo Imura, a neuropsychiatrist at Tokyo University, proposed a new aphasic syndrome and designated it as Gogi (word meaning) aphasia. According to Imura, it is characterized by (1) difficulty in comprehending spoken words despite good perception of sound, (2) disorders...

... Abstract This chapter explains the international regulative framework on equipment and inks for cosmetic and medical tattooing. In the following text, the word “tattooing” refers to body tattooing, permanent makeup, and microblading. From a global perspective, regulation of equipment...

... Abstract This chapter reviews our present knowledge about equipment used for cosmetic (decorative) and medical tattooing and its function with respect to installation of tattoo ink into the skin. In the following text, the word “tattooing” refers to body tattooing, permanent makeup (PMU...

... with agraphia causes kanji agraphia; alexia of kana with an angular gyrus lesion is the result of a damage to the middle occipital gyrus; (2) alexia with agraphia for kanji is caused by a posterior inferior temporal cortex (mid-fusiform/inferior temporal gyri; visual word form area) lesion, whereas pure...

... Abstract The word glossolalia, also referred to as “speaking in tongues,” originates from the Greek “glossa” which means “language” and “Lalia” which means “speak.” It simply means to talk language. On a linguistic perspective, glossolalia is characterized by almost no recognizable words...

... memory for words. During the early 19th century, Gall described regional anatomical variations in the human brain, which he associated with mental abilities and behaviors observed during life [ 5 ]. He proposed cerebral organs as the morphological substrates for an intellectual faculty, psychological...

...: agrammatism paragrammatism; in Goodglass H, Blumstein S (eds): Psycholinguitics and Aphasia. Baltimore, MA, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973, pp 171–182. 5. Sasanuma S, Monoi H: The syndrome of Gogi (word-meaning) aphasia. Selective impairment of Kanji processing. Neurology 1975;25:627–632. 6...

...:196–218. 8. Paradis M, Hagiwara H, Hildebrandt N: Neurolinguistic Aspects of the Japanese Writing System. Orlando, Academic Press, 1985. 9. Sasanuma S, Fujimura O: Selective impairment of phonetic and non-phonetic transcription of words in Japanese aphasic patients: kana vs kanji in visual...

... this as the best method of networking to spread the good word. Some of the frequently discussed topics on YouTube, such as pediatric nutrition, function as the epicenter to spread cheer, awareness, importance, and the need to focus on the “first 1,000 days (about 2 and a half years) of life” and after in ensuring...

..., repeated measures study design comparing their performance using the VSB with their own unaided preoperative performance. Hearing performance and changes in residual hearing were assessed using routine audiometric measures, sound field thresholds, and word and sentence recognition in quiet and in noise...

... assessments of hearing thresholds and monosyllabic word discrimination were performed in a homogeneous group of 54 adults who received a VSB system (VORP 502/AP 404) in an active middle ear implant (AMEI) program in a tertiary referral hospital. All subjects included in this study had mild-to-severe...

... [ 3 ]). Language As in the acquired forms of aphasia, various different forms of developmental language disorders may be distinguished. I will first deal with congenital aphasia, word deafness and anomia. Subsequently, types of dyslexia and dysgraphia will be discussed. Congenital Aphasia...