PURPOSE: to report the test results for evoked potential auditory of long latency (PEALL) and the language evaluation of a patient with aphasia. METHODS: a man volunteer that suffered a cortical injury in the left frontal area for 20 months took part in a speech therapy for 4 months and was submitted to PEALL examination in the pre and post treatment. RESULTS: the evaluation of the language showed 64.94% of hits with regards to the total of points, showing better performance in the activity of understanding/expression as for the verbal language, however, with more difficulty in organizing the written language. As for the evaluation of N2, a delay was observed in the right cerebral hemisphere (HR) and left hemisphere (HL). The amplitude of N2 diminished in both hemispheres. The latency of P3 was delayed in HL. For the amplitude P3, one observed increased values in HL. The improvement observed in the components N2 and P3 in the examination after treatment, is possibly due to influence of stimulation of speech exercises. CONCLUSION: these results suggest the importance of speech therapy in individuals with aphasia and the examination of PEALL in the follow-up of clinical evolution.
Aphasia; Audiology; Language
