Abstract
This paper reports on four children with acquired aphasia; three became aphasic after suffering head injuries, and the other after an operation on an arterionevous malformation. There were no apparent differences among the four cases based on etiology or the age of onset. The correlation between the lesion sites and aphasic symptoms was similar to that of adults. Though recovery in the children seemed more rapid than in adults, language tests and observations by the family indicated some slight problems. Poor scholastic achievement was also observed and seemed to be caused by impaired auditory memory as well as aphasic symptoms. It was also very difficult for one patient to adjust to school life because he had problems controlling his emotions. The treatment of these four patients indicated the necessity of treating both higher brain dysfunctions as well as aphasic symptoms.
