Aphasia Flashcards
1
Q
What is expressive dysphasia?
What is it also known as?
A
Able to understand but difficulty producing speech
Non-fluent aphasia
2
Q
What area is responsible for producing speech
A
Brocas area within Brodmann areas 44 and 45
Frontal cortex dominant hemisphere
3
Q
What is receptive aphasia
what is is also known as
A
Unable to understand speech but production of speech is normal
Fluent aphasia
4
Q
Where is Wernickes area found
what brodmann area
A
posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant hemisphere
brodmann area 22
