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3 results found in aphasia.
- Broca's Aphasia (Nonfluent Aphasia, Expressive Aphasia, Motor Aphasia, Anterior Aphasia)
- A type of aphasia caused by damage to Broca's area in the left frontal lobe of the brain, typically resulting from stroke. People with Broca's aphasia have difficulty producing speech and writing but …
- Wernicke's Aphasia (Fluent Aphasia, Receptive Aphasia, Sensory Aphasia, Posterior Aphasia)
- A type of aphasia caused by damage to Wernicke's area in the left temporal lobe of the brain. People with Wernicke's aphasia can produce fluent speech with normal rhythm and grammar, but their words o…
- Word-Finding Difficulty (Anomia, Word Retrieval Difficulty, Tip-of-the-Tongue)
- A common symptom of aphasia where a person knows what they want to say but cannot retrieve the correct word. Word-finding difficulties can range from occasional pauses to severe impairment where even …