Aphasias

Question 1

Aphasia

Answer 1

higher-order inability to speak (language deficit)

Question 2

Broca’s Aphasia:

Answer 2

Nonfluent aphasia with intact comprehension.

Inferior frontal gyrus

Question 3

Wernicke Aphasia:

Answer 3

Fluent aphasia with imparied comprehension and repetition.

Superior temporal gyrus

Question 4

Global Aphasia:

Answer 4

Nonfluent aphasia with impaired comprehension.

Arcuate fasciculus; Both Broca and Wernicke affected

Question 5

Conduction Aphasia:

Answer 5

Poor repetition but fluent speech, intact comprehension.

Damage to arcuate fasciculus

Question 6

Transcortical motor Aphasia:

Answer 6

Nonfluent aphasia with good comprehension and repetition.

Question 7

Transcortical sensory Aphasia:

Answer 7

Poor comprehension with fluent speech and repetition.

Question 8

Mixed transcortical Aphasia:

Answer 8

Nonfluent speech, poor comprehension, good repetition.

Question 9

Agraphia

Answer 9

inability to write

Question 10

Anomia

Answer 10

inability to name