GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An elderly woman suffered a stroke, and there was injury to Broca’s area of her brain. Her resulting speech impairment is called
A
association
B
blindness
C
taste sensation
D
speech production
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Other symptoms: Damage to Broca’s area, especially from strokes, often also affects a nearby part of the brain that controls muscles for movement. Because of that, people with Broca’s aphasia are more likely to have at least some paralysis on one side of their body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Broca’s aphasia. Wernicke’s aphasia. Anomic aphasia.

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