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FLUENT APHASIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
CONT

Fluent aphasia is typically characterized by fluent but empty (meaningless) speech production, word-finding problems, speech errors, semantic deficits, and impaired comprehension.

CONT

Among the fluent aphasias are Wernicke's aphasia, transcortical sensory aphasia, conduction aphasia, and anomic aphasia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
CONT

On distingue les aphasies fluentes (aphasie de Wernicke, aphasie de conduction, aphasie anomique) et les aphasies non fluentes (aphasie globale, aphasie de Broca). La fluence désigne le nombre de mots émis par minute, environ 90 chez un sujet normal.

Spanish

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