Abstract
This article provides an overview of the major types of aphasias, or language disorders, which can occur after injury to the brain. Seven forms of aphasia resulting from vascular disease and three types of primary progressive aphasias arising from neurodegenerative disease are described. Behavioral deficits and regions of the brain associated with each form of aphasia are also presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 244-247 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123851574 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123851581 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Aphasia
- Apraxia of speech
- Broca
- Language
- Language disorders
- Speech
- Speech disorders
- Wernicke
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Aphasia : Overview. / Dronkers, Nina; Ogar, J.
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. Elsevier Inc., 2014. p. 244-247.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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