Anest. intenziv. Med. 2006;17(4):193-194

Transient language disturbances following anaesthesia in bilingual patients - case reportsAnaesthesiology - Case Reports

O. Gimunová, M. Mokrá
I. anesteziologicko-resuscitační oddělení FN Brno-Bohunice

This article describes cases of transient language disturbances following anaesthesia. There is often a paradoxical fixation on the non-native language following anaesthesia.These cases shed some light on the way languages are stored in the brain.

Keywords: bilingualism; general anaesthesia; language disturbances

Published: August 1, 2006  Show citation

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Gimunová O, Mokrá M. Transient language disturbances following anaesthesia in bilingual patients - case reports. Anest. intenziv. Med. 2006;17(4):193-194.
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