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Fluent Aphasia

A type of aphasia characterized by abundant speech output, typically 100-200 words per minute, but with significant impairments in meaningful communication.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A condition marked by fluent but meaningless speech and impaired comprehension, usually due to damage in the posterior part of the left temporal gyrus.

Transcortical Sensory Aphasia

A type of aphasia where speech is fluent and syntactically intact but comprehension is poor, and patients have preserved repetition abilities.

Conduction Aphasia

A rare syndrome caused by damage to the arcuate fasciculus, characterized by fluent speech with frequent phonemic paraphasias and good comprehension.

Anomic Aphasia

A condition characterized by significant difficulties in naming despite relatively intact fluency and comprehension; associated with lesions in the angular gyrus region.

Paraphasias

Errors in speech production where words are substituted or altered, often seen in fluent aphasia.

Neologism

A newly coined word or expression, often nonsensical, frequently produced in conditions like Wernicke's Aphasia.

Echolalic Behavior

The involuntary repetition of phrases or parts of speech, often noted in individuals with Transcortical Sensory Aphasia.

Jargon Aphasia

A type of fluent aphasia where the individual produces long-winded speech filled with jargon that lacks meaningful content.

Phonemic Paraphasia

A speech error where a word is substituted with a phonetically similar word, commonly found in Conduction Aphasia.

Broca's Aphasia

A non-fluent type of aphasia characterized by impaired speech production and relatively preserved comprehension.

Repetition

The ability to accurately repeat back words or phrases; often impaired in different types of aphasia.

Word finding difficulties

Challenges in retrieving the correct word while speaking, common in Anomic Aphasia.

Automatic Speech

Speech that is produced automatically without cognitive effort, which may remain intact in some aphasia types.

Auditory Comprehension

The ability to understand spoken language, often impaired in Wernicke's and other types of fluent aphasia.

Whispered Speech

Speech produced with a reduced vocal intensity, sometimes observed in cases of severe aphasia.

Meanings of words

Refers to semantic processing which can be impaired in certain types of aphasia, particularly fluency and comprehension.

Cognitive Insight

The awareness of one's deficits and capabilities, often poor in individuals with Wernicke's Aphasia.

Hemiparesis

Weakness on one side of the body, which may accompany language disorders like Transcortical Sensory Aphasia.

Fluency

The smoothness and ease of speech; in aphasia, it varies significantly between types of aphasia.