Broca’s aphasia CHARACTERISTICS: • Limited speech output with simplified grammar • Speech is usually meaningful • Understanding language is a relative strength, especially for common words and short sentences.
Anomic aphasia CHARACTERISTICS: • Difficulty recalling certain words • Flow of speech may be interrupted by pauses and comments • Sentences of normal length and complexity • Understanding of language is generally good
RELATED DISORDERS Brain injury may also result in more general disorders of memory, thinking, and muscle control for speech (dysarthria). Sometimes these disorders co-occur with aphasia. However, aphasia often exists in isolation, without these additional deficits.
LEARN MORE AT: National Aphasia Association www.aphasia.org American Stroke Association www. strokeassociation.org What is Aphasia?
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