Aphasia Types

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Last updated 11:11 PM on 4/12/26
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Brocas

  • nonfluent

  • good comprehension

    • agrammatic

    • telegraphic

    • few word MLU

  • NO repeat

  • Left frontal lobe (Broca’s Area)

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Wernicke’s

  • Fluent

  • poor comprehension

    • jargon

    • neologisms

    • empty speech

    • circumlocutions

  • NO repeat

  • Left temporal lobe (Wernicke’s area)

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Global

  • Nonfluent

  • May follow simple commands

  • yes/no responses

    • may be nonverbal

    • few overlearned words/phrases

    • gestures!

  • NO repeat

  • All language areas (brocas + wernickes')

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Conduction

  • fluent

  • good comprehension (verbal and reading)

    • paraphasias & anomia

  • NO repeat

  • Arcuate Fasciculus (pathway between broca and wernicke)

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Transcortical motor

  • nonfluent

  • good comprehension of simple conversation

    • may be nonverbal

    • perseverative

    • echolalia

  • YES repeat

  • Left frontal lobe

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Transcortical sensory

  • fluent

  • poor comprehension

    • empty speech

    • paraphasias

    • neologisms

  • YES repeat

  • left temporal/parietal lobes

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Mixed transcortical

  • nonfluent

  • poor comprehension

    • can only repeat & visual field deficits

  • YES repeat

  • Borders of language areas

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Anomic

  • fluent

  • good comprehension

    • grammatically correct

    • verbal paraphasia

    • anomia

  • YES repeat

  • left temporal lobe