You are asked to see a 42-year-old right-handed woman with diabetes and dilated cardiomyopathy who developed acute "confusion." On examination, she does not follow commands and is speaking fluently and saying multiple phrases that do not make sense. She seems to have a visual defect in the right hemifield. An MRI is obtained and shows evidence of a stroke. What type of aphasia is she suffering from?
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الإجابة: A. Wernicke's aphasia
Fluent speech that makes no sense, with inability to follow commands (poor comprehension), is Wernicke's (receptive) aphasia. A right visual-field defect fits an inferior-division left MCA infarct (Wernicke's area + optic radiations), here likely embolic from her cardiomyopathy.
- Broca's aphasia is non-fluent with preserved comprehension; global aphasia is non-fluent too; conduction aphasia mainly impairs repetition.
- المصدر
- 5. Acute Ischemic Stroke.pdf · p. 2
Basics of Neurology-Ali Rawas.pdf · p. 123 - المحاضرة
- Weakness: TIA & Stroke · Neurology · Module C
- ظهر في
- Neuro bank · MED41 ♀ EOM C