NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following may occur with damage to the area corresponding to Wernicke’s area?
A
Inability to understand nonverbal communication
B
Personal neglect
C
Spatial neglect
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Damage caused to Wernicke’s area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able to fluently connect words, but the phrases will lack meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wernicke’s aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to understand words and communicate. This disorder is caused by damage to the part of your brain that controls language. It leads to a loss of language ability and can be very frustrating.

Detailed explanation-3: -Language aphasia can result when Wernicke’s area is damaged by trauma or disease. Aphasia is an impairment of language that affects an individual’s ability to comprehend and produce spoken and written communication.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wernicke’s Aphasia Damage to the posterior superior areas of the language dominant temporal lobe (often called Wernicke’s area) has been shown to significantly affect speech comprehension.

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