Broca's aphasia

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Aphasia
Language disorder
gptkbp:affects Writing
Language comprehension (mildly)
Speech production
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Non-fluent_aphasia
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Brain_injury
gptkb:Damage_to_Broca's_area
Stroke
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:Wernicke's_aphasia
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1861
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Broca's aphasia
gptkbp:ICD-10_code R47.0
gptkbp:locationOfDamage gptkb:Left_inferior_frontal_gyrus
gptkb:Broca's_area
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D001037
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Paul_Broca
gptkbp:OMIM 612465
gptkbp:preservedAbility Comprehension (relatively preserved)
Self-awareness of deficits
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:Agrammatism
Difficulty repeating words
Impaired writing
Non-fluent speech
Telegraphic speech
gptkbp:treatment Speech therapy
Language rehabilitation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brodmann_area_44
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4