A compreensão oral e leitora dos níveis micro e macroestruturais de narrativas por indivíduos com lesão de hemisfério esquerdo e controles: um estudo piloto

Brain lesions due to cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) can cause impairment to the comprehension of micro and macrostructural levels of narratives, leading to difficulties in people's daily lives. Therefore, the present article aims at presenting data from a pilot study that investigated the performance of four individuals with left-hemisphere damage and four healthy individuals in oral and reading comprehension of micro and macrostructural levels of narratives. Short narratives were presented in oral and written modes, followed by comprehension questions. In the comparison between groups and modes, the results did not show significant statistical differences. Qualitatively, both groups performed better in the oral comprehension tasks. As for the macrostructure, the groups’ performance was inferior to 50%. The data corroborate findings from the literature, which are still inconclusive regarding reading and oral comprehension of narratives by individuals with brain injury as well as the impact of the two modes in the presentation of the texts on comprehension.