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BROCAS APHASIA [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Aphasia characterized generally by slow and laborious speech, telegraphic speech, and agraphia, with relatively intact comprehension.

OBS

The lesion responsible is in opercular and insular cortex adjacent to Broca's area or subjacent white matter.

OBS

Broca's aphasia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

aphasie de Broca : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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