Aphasia, Broca

Brocas afasi

Svensk definition

Förlust av förmågan att uttrycka sig i tal eller skrift pga skada i pannlobens associativa centrum (talcentrum; Brocas area). Defekten kan variera från total stumhet till långsamt, sävligt och grammatiskt simpelt tal. Den drabbade använder enkla, fåordiga fraser av nyckelord.

Engelsk definition

An aphasia characterized by impairment of expressive LANGUAGE (speech, writing, signs) and relative preservation of receptive language abilities (i.e., comprehension). This condition is caused by lesions of the motor association cortex in the FRONTAL LOBE (BROCA AREA and adjacent cortical and white matter regions).

Svenska synonymer

Expressiv afasi Motorisk afasi Afasi, Broca

Engelska synonymer

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