Abstract
The study investigated the written discourse in a case of aphasia following left putaminal hemorrhage. The materials consisted of cartoon-like picture descriptions in SLTA and connected sentences in response to a given theme, “autumn. ” For the former, some descriptions with errors were written initially, then descriptions were produced for each picture. After 24 months post-onset, sentences were connected and discourse was formed as a whole. For the latter, well-structured discourse of about 300 letters was produced. There were no grammatical errors but some residual orthographic errors in both tests. Results suggest that an aphasic has the ability to produce written discourse despite some errors. It is supposed that improvement of the patient's language disturbances, writing habits prior to stroke, preservation of verbal thought and a positive attitude toward writing are underlying factors. Further studies are required.
