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Aphasia Lesions
The site of lesion in aphasias
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Global Aphasia | MCA prior to branching off |
| Broca's Aphasia | Broca's area |
| Where is Broca's area? | Posterior inferior left frontal lobe |
| Transcortical Motor | Anterior, superior left frontal lobe |
| Transcortical Sensory | Superior region of the parietal lobe; parietal-occipital-temporal junction |
| Wernicke's Aphasia | Wernicke's area |
| Where is Wernicke's area? | Posterior inferior superior left temporal lobe |
| Conduction Aphasia | Supramarginal gyrus or upper temporal lobe, lower parietal |
| Anomic Aphasia | Inferior temporal cortex |