Aphasias Flashcards
Broca’s aphasia
Nonfluent speech, impaired recognition, preserved comprehension, right hempiaresis
Wernicke’s aphasia
Fluent speech, impaired repetition, impaired comprehension
Conduction aphasia
Fluent speech, impaired repetition, preserved comprehension
Arcuate fasciculus
Transcortical motor
Impaired speech, preserved repetition, preserved comprehension
Near Brocas
Transcortical sensory
Preserved speech, preserved repetition, impaired comprehension
Global
Impaired speech, impaired repetition, impaired comprehension
Right hemiparesis
Subcortical
Variable speech, preserved repetition, variable comprehension
Hypophonia
Gertsmann’s syndrome
Inferior parietal lobule of the dominant hemisphere, angular gyrus
Sx: agraphia, acalculia, right-left confusion, finger agnosia