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October 15, 2006

Aphasia

Aphasia is a language disturbance caused by a lesion of the brain, making an individual partially or totally impaired in his ability to speak, write, or comprehend the meaning of spoken or written words. It is distinguished from functional disorders such as stammering or stuttering, and from impaired speech due to physical defects in the organs used for speaking. What is the difference between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia?
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