All::Neurology::Diseases::Aphasia
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What is aphasia?
a disorder where someone is unable to understand or produce speech
AphasiaIn Wernicke's (receptive) aphasia which area of the brain is damaged?
the superior temporal gyrus
AphasiaIn Wernicke's (receptive) aphasia how is a patients comprehension?
impaired
AphasiaIn Wernicke's (receptive) aphasia how is a patients speech?
sentences that make no sense, word substitution and neologisms but speech remains fluent - 'word salad'
AphasiaIn Broca's (expressive) aphasia which area of the brain is damaged?
the inferior frontal gyrus
AphasiaIn Broca's (expressive) aphasia how is a patients comprehension?
normal
AphasiaIn Broca's (expressive) aphasia how is a patients speech?
Speech is non-fluent, laboured, and halting. Repetition is impaired
AphasiaIn Conduction aphasia which area of the brain is damaged?
arcuate fasiculus - the connection between Wernicke's and Broca's area
AphasiaIn Conduction aphasia how is a patients comprehension?
normal
AphasiaIn Conduction aphasia how is a patients speech?
Speech is fluent but repetition is poor. Aware of the errors they are making
AphasiaIn Global aphasia which area of the brain is damaged?
Large lesion effecting the superior temporal gyrus, the inferior frontal gyrus and arcuate fasiculus
AphasiaIn Global aphasia how is a patients speech?
severe expressive and receptive aphasia
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