MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

PARKINSON S DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As a result of a brain injury, a patient cannot speak or understand language. What is the term for this impairment?
A
Ambulation
B
Narcolepsy
C
Aphasia
D
Communicable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aphasia is a disorder that affects how you communicate. It can impact your speech, as well as the way you write and understand both spoken and written language. Aphasia usually happens suddenly after a stroke or a head injury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to parts of the brain that control speech and understanding of language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imagine the sudden loss of your ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage due to a stroke or a traumatic injury. It includes the inability to read and write, or understand gestures from another person. This devastating condition is called aphasia, and June has been Aphasia Awareness Month.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say. Sometimes it makes it hard to understand what other people are saying, too. Aphasia is not a disease. It’s a symptom of damage to the parts of the brain that control language.

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