aphasias - drvirgo

[ArchivalUser]

how do u differentiate b/n broca's,wernike's and conduction aphasias?

[ArchivalUser]

i think ... not sure
broca's----> broken words:can understand but can't talk...frontal lobe lesion

wernike's----->wordy:can't understand,just talking ,temporal lobe lesion

[ArchivalUser]

broca's aphasia=expressive aphasia. Comprehension is not impaired, but speaking is.
wernicke's aphasia=speaks fluently(meningless words), but can't undersand.
conduction aphasia=repetition severely impaired.