Skip to main content
Menu Study Site Homepage
  • Login

    Access

    • New User?
    • Request new password
    • Create a new account

ISLE 12.7: Broca’s and Wernicke’s Aphasia

1 of 2

An elderly patient recently experience a stroke, and afterwards has great difficulty expressing language, but, whose ability to comprehend language has remained largely intact, would likely be diagnosed as having ______. In contrast, a different patient, who also suffered a recent stroke, has no difficulty expressing language, but what is spoken is largely irrelevant in response to communication efforts directed at him, indicating there is little to no comprehension of language being used. This patient would most likely be diagnosed as having ______.

Wernicke’s aphasia; Broca’s aphasia

Broca’s aphasia; Wernicke’s aphasia

Fowler’s aphasia; Wernicke’s aphasia

Broca’s aphasia; phonemic agnosia

© 2023 Sage Publications Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Terms of Service • Copyright Notice • Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy

Browser not supported close

You are using a browser version that is no longer supported by this website and could result in a less-than-optimal experience.

To ensure full site functionality, please use an alternative web browser or upgrade your version of Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome