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Broca's aphasia

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Noun1.Broca's aphasiaBroca's aphasia - aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
aphasia - inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion


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Aphasia" is a broad term that refers to disorders of language, but any further explanation requires one to make distinctions, for example, between Wernieke's aphasia, Broca's aphasia, global aphasia, and so on.
Preliminary results of the stroke-related Broca's aphasia study, CHESTNUT, are promising.
On the call, Northstar will provide updates for its EVEREST study in the treatment of hand/arm disability following stroke, its CHESTNUT study involving individuals with stroke-related Broca's aphasia, and its study of cortical stimulation to treat severe tinnitus.
 
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