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THE SYNDROME bearing Wernicke's name was first documented by Gayet (1875). Wernicke (1881) described three cases, two occurring in chronic alcoholics, the other following sulphuric acid poisoning. Wechsler (1932) appears to be the first person to associate this encephalopathy with a vitamin deficiency. Jolliffe, Wortis & Fein (1941) and Campbell & Russell (1941) have described many cases, the m...

A neurobiological model of language is discussed that overcomes the shortcomings of the classical Wernicke-Lichtheim-Geschwind model. It is based on a subdivision of language processing into three components: Memory, Unification, and Control. The functional components as well as the neurobiological underpinnings of the model are discussed. In addition, the need for extension of the model beyond...

We report a case of pregnant woman who had been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum presented with alteration consciousness, nystagmus, generalized weakness and extrapyramidal symptoms at 16th week gestation. Magnetic resonance imaging the brain showed typical findings Wernicke's encephalopathy extrapontine myelinolysis. The clinical features responded dramatically to high dose thiamine suppl...

Recent neuroimaging studies provide evidence for a shared neural network for phonological processing in language production and comprehension. The temporal dynamics in this network during comprehension has been investigated by Thierry et al., who showed a primacy for Wernicke's over Broca's area. In the present study, we demonstrate the reversed pattern for language production. These results ca...