General Information About Broca's Aphasia
Disease Details and Frequently Asked Questions
It is the loss of a person's ability to form fluent, long sentences that adhere to grammatical rules; producing words from their mouth with difficulty, pausing, and in a telegraphic (short) manner.
In Wernicke's aphasia, the patient speaks fluently but produces meaningless words and does not understand the other person. In Broca's aphasia, the patient understands what is said perfectly well, knows what they want to say, but physically cannot produce that word.
The main causes are the blockage of the vessels feeding Broca's area, the brain's language production center, by a clot (stroke), brain hemorrhages, head traumas, or tumors developing in that area.
Absolutely not. Individuals with Broca's aphasia have no loss in their intelligence levels, or cognitive or logical thinking skills. Only the pathways in the brain for 'putting the word into the mouth' are damaged.
It is diagnosed through a language evaluation performed by a neurologist talking to the patient, and a Brain MRI or CT scan taken to identify the affected area of the brain.
Largely yes, thanks to the brain cells' ability to establish new connections (neuroplasticity). After the stroke causing the illness is treated, very successful results are obtained with regular Speech and Language Therapy lasting for weeks.
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