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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Lesley S, Queensland on November 24, 2010 at 5:52pm

Hello Erin. I'm not too sure about this one I'm afraid. My AVM were in the left temporal and posterior frontal lobes, which means that I had to re-learn how to talk, read, write etc and memory loss. My voice is lower that before and I can't yell anymore (that can only be good)! Someone on this site will be able to help you I know, it's a wonderful site with helpful and supporting survivors who really do care and understand each other.

All the very best to your son and your family, Lesley.

Permalink Reply by Reza Saleh on November 25, 2010 at 5:59am

Speech area : broca and wernickle
please check the uploaded diagram.

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Permalink Reply by Kristen Damron on April 2, 2011 at 12:46pm

Generally on the left side of the brain (diagram above) but people can vary in how their neurons connect, especially if there is a malformation/injury the brain can compensate and things might be rearranged a little bit. Your nephew might have problems with his hearing maybe? That could be why he speaks so loudly. Also, his perception such as hearing or processing sounds could have been affected. Or perhaps the actual muscles he uses to speak/volume control could be affected by the AVM.

Permalink Reply by erin lyn hurley on April 2, 2011 at 10:44pm

Finally able to see diagram on phone. My son's avm/aneurysm/bleed affected both of those areas. The only non-squished area was the right front of his brain from behind the eye to the about 1behind his hairline and from nose to about halfway to his ear. I'll have to take him to our ear doctor to double check his ears though. He might've lost some hearing from all the pressue problems.