The prevalence of focal cerebral injury in children with delayed speech acquisition is unknown. Among 30 children with a delay in speech acquisition, computerized brain tomography revealed focal left temporal lesions in two of the children. Unilateral temporal lobe damage may account for a small proportion of children with delayed speech acquisition.
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