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GIBBERISH APHASIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

An acute expression of Wernicke's aphasia.

OBS

It is characterized by fluent paraphasic speech that is incomprehensible and filled with neologisms.

OBS

Wernicke aphasia [is defined as an] impairment in the comprehension of speech and meaning of words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationships in sentences. It is caused by lesions that primarily affect Wernicke's area, which lies in the posterior perisylvian region of the temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L'aphasie de Wernicke [...] est caractérisée par une production verbale riche en quantité, mais inintelligible (jargonaphasie), et par d'importants troubles de la compréhension. L'articulation est correcte. L'émission verbale reste aisée, voire même abondante, mais le langage est altéré, sans signification ou peu informatif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
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