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Can anyone explaing Brocas aphasia in detail!!
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broca's aphasia:-
lesion in the area 44,45 of brodmann's.
**also known as EXPRESSIVE APHASIA.
**can understand the written and spoken language well but CANNOT EXPRESS WELL.
**the pt is WELL KNOWN about the condition and is distressed.
**AGRAPHIA is also present.
**usually CONTRALATERAL PARALYSIS OF LOWER FACE is seen.
**if the lesion is larger then CONTRALATERAL PARALYSIS OF UPPERLIMB is also seen.
~kiran.
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1)Also callled motor aphasia
2)effortful or dysarthric speech
3)telegraphic or non fluent speech
4)poor repitition.
5)The agraphia part is brand new to me!
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all aphasia are usually asso. with agraphia!!!
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