Wernicke's aphasia

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Aphasia
Language disorder
gptkbp:affects Speech production
Language comprehension
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Receptive aphasia
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Brain_injury
Stroke
Damage to Wernicke's area
gptkbp:diagnosedBy Neuroimaging
Neurological examination
gptkbp:field gptkb:Neuropsychology
Neurology
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1874
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wernicke's aphasia
gptkbp:ICD-10_code R47.01
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:locatedIn Left hemisphere of brain
Posterior part of superior temporal gyrus
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl_Wernicke
gptkbp:prevalence More common in older adults
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Broca's_aphasia
gptkb:Global_aphasia
gptkbp:symptom Fluent but nonsensical speech
Impaired understanding of spoken language
Impaired understanding of written language
Neologisms
Paraphasia
gptkbp:treatment Rehabilitation
Speech therapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aphasia
gptkb:Wernicke's_area
gptkb:Broca's_aphasia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5