In global dysphasia, all of the patient's language skills are disrupted; however, some may be disrupted more severely than others
It results from damage to both the anterior and posterior regions of the language-dominant hemisphere
Wernicke's dysphasia is the most common of the receptive dysphasia
Amnesic dysphasia is distinguished by its disruption of a patient's word-retrieval skills. They will be unable to correctly name people or objects, causing them to pause or substitute generalized words
Anomic dysphasia is distinguished by its disruption of a patient's word-retrieval skills. They will be unable to correctly name people or objects, causing them to pause or substitute generalized words
Anomic dysphasia is also referred to as amnesic dysphasia
Broca's dysphasia is the most common type of expressive dysphasia
Expressive dysphasia
Anomic dysphasia
Conduction dysphasia
Associative dysphasia
Receptive dysphasia
Stroke is the most common cause for dysphasia