Language Disorders

Question 1

Inability to comprehend or express language

Answer 1

Aphasia

Question 2

Inability to read or understand

Answer 2

Receptive - Damage to Wernicke area

Question 3

Inability to speak or write fluently

Answer 3

Expressive - Damage to Broca’s area

Question 4

Damage to both areas or to the fibers and tracts between them

Answer 4

Mixed/global

Question 5

Motor dysfunction affecting muscles used in speech

Answer 5

Dysarthria