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What is Broca Aphasia?
Generally, aphasia is a term used to describe a communications disorder wherein the patient is unable to speak clearly, or speaks only haltingly. There are several types, in large part because the condition can arise from disorders in various parts of the brain. Broca's aphasia was so named because Broca demonstrated that this common type of aphasia arose from a disorder in the left posterior frontal lobe of the brain.
Damage to Broca's area and Wernicke's area of the brain can cause?
Damage to Broca's area causes an expressive aphasia, whereas damage to Wernicke's area causes a receptive (although illogcally sounding fluent) aphasia.
What has the author Paul Broca written?
Paul Broca was a famous French physician and anatomist who is known for his research on the brain and his discovery of "Broca's area," a region in the brain linked to speech production. He is also known for his work on aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage.
What are the kinds of aphasia?
Aphasia is an impairment in the comprehension and/or production of language. The two main headings are fluent and non-fluent aphasia.WERNICKE'S APHASIAANOMIC APHASIACONDUCTION APHASIAUNUSUAL APHASIA SYNDROMESMIXED AND GLOBAL APHASIAThis is an addition to the above-mentioned answer.motor aphasia = caused by any damages to Broca's areasensory aphasia:auditory aphasia = caused by any damages to Wernicke's areavisual aphasia = caused by any damages to angular gyrusGlobla aphasia = caused by any damages or obstruction to "middle cerebral artery" which supplies the Broca's area, Wernicke's area and angular gyrus.
What is the difficulty producing the sounds for speech due to damage in the frontal lobe is called what?
Broca's aphasia
What part of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia?
Broca's or Wernicke's area. --Allison
What is expressive aphasia?
Expressive aphasia is a neurogenic communicative disorder characterized by the inability to speak or verbally communicate. This disorder is typically associated with damage in Broca's area in the frontal lobe of the brain.
What kind of lobe is it when a person can understand words but have problems with the expression of meaningful speech?
This is known as Broca's Area which is located in the Frontal Lobe of the Brain. Difficulty producing speech is known as Broca's Aphasia.
What kind of a lobe is it when a person can understand words but have problems with the expression of meaningful speech?
This is known as Broca's Area which is located in the Frontal Lobe of the Brain. Difficulty producing speech is known as Broca's Aphasia.
What are the three common degenerative disease of the nervous system?
Three Diseases of the nerve system would be Alzheimer Disease, Broca Aphasia and Cerebello-Olivary Degeneration of Holmes. Hope it helpsss.
Damage to the broca's area and wernicke's area of the brain can cause?
Broca's and Wernicke's aphasia, respectively. Follow the link below for more details. -----The person might have difficulty finding the words to describe an event.
What happens when someone suffers broca's aphasia?
Broca's aphasia occurs when a patient suffers a brain injury that results in damage to the frontal brain lobe that controls language capabilities. As a result, patients encounter extreme difficulty with written and spoken language and are frequently unable to complete a sentence without extreme exertion of effort.
