Transcortical motor aphasia

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurological disorder
Aphasia
gptkbp:affects gptkb:language
Speech production
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Dynamic aphasia
gptkbp:causedBy Lesion in anterior superior frontal lobe
Damage to watershed area between anterior and middle cerebral arteries
gptkbp:differentialDiagnosis gptkb:Broca's_aphasia
gptkb:Global_aphasia
gptkb:Transcortical_sensory_aphasia
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Norman_Geschwind
1965
gptkbp:hasLanguageImpairment Expressive language
Initiation of speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transcortical motor aphasia
gptkbp:ICD-10_code R47.0
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D001037
gptkbp:preserves Repetition
Comprehension
gptkbp:symptom Difficulty initiating speech
Good comprehension
Good repetition
Nonfluent speech
Reduced spontaneous speech
gptkbp:treatment Speech therapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aphasia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5