NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

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: -Overview. 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: -People with Broca’s aphasia have damage that primarily affects the frontal lobe of the brain. They often have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the arm and leg because the frontal lobe is also important for motor movements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Broca’s dysphasia (also known as Broca’s aphasia) It involves damage to a part of the brain known as Broca’s area. Broca’s area is responsible for speech production. People with Broca’s dysphasia have extreme difficulty forming words and sentences, and may speak with difficulty or not at all.

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