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... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Speech Disorders > Aphasia > Aphasia, Broca
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... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Speech Disorders > Aphasia > Aphasia, Broca
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Preferred term

Aphasia, Broca  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Agrammatic Broca Aphasia
  • Agrammatic Broca's Aphasia
  • Agrammatism
  • Aphasia, Frontocortical
  • Aphasia, Motor
  • Aphasia, Nonfluent
  • Broca Aphasia
  • Dysphasia, Broca
  • Dysphasia, Broca's
  • Verbal Aphasia Syndrome

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Aphasie de Broca

    French

  • Aphasie motrice
  • Aphasie non-fluente
  • Aphasie transcorticale motrice

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JPQSNKJS-6

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