NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Match each description with the correct name for the disorder:Broca’s aphasia
A
Cannot pick up a pen when asked to do so but is able to pick up a pen automatically when wanting to write.
B
Cannot individually move the fingers on one hand.
C
Cannot plan; completely lacks initiative.
D
Repeatedly picks up an object, although intending to set it down.
E
Cannot speak or write fluently but can understand speech and gestures. Has no difficulty with chewing or swallowing.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Writing in Broca’s aphasia tends to be impaired analogously to speech output, but reading ability may be only mildly impaired; writing will exhibit misspellings, letter omissions, poor formation of letters, and agrammatism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Broca’s aphasia (non-fluent aphasia) Broca’s aphasia or expressive aphasia is when people find it very difficult to find and say the right words, although they probably know exactly what they want to say.

Detailed explanation-3: -Broca’s aphasia is named after the French scientist, Paul Broca, who first related a set of deficits associated with this type of aphasia to localized brain damage. He did this in 1861, after caring for a patient who could only say the word “tan”.

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