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Aphasia Lesions
The site of lesion in aphasias
Question | Answer |
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Global Aphasia | MCA prior to branching off |
Broca's Aphasia | Broca's area |
Where is Broca's area? | Posterior inferior left frontal lobe |
Transcortical Motor | Anterior, superior left frontal lobe |
Transcortical Sensory | Superior region of the parietal lobe; parietal-occipital-temporal junction |
Wernicke's Aphasia | Wernicke's area |
Where is Wernicke's area? | Posterior inferior superior left temporal lobe |
Conduction Aphasia | Supramarginal gyrus or upper temporal lobe, lower parietal |
Anomic Aphasia | Inferior temporal cortex |