An aphasia characterized by impairment of expressive LANGUAGE (speech, writing, signs) and relative preservation of receptive language abilities (i.e., comprehension). This condition is caused by lesions of the motor association cortex in the FRONTAL LOBE (BROCA AREA and adjacent cortical and white matter regions).
Synonyms: Broca Aphasia, Agrammatic, Aphasias, Agrammatic Broca, Ataxic Aphasias, Expressive Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca's Aphasias, Aphasias, Ataxic, Broca Aphasia, Agrammatism, Aphasia, Expressive, Aphasia, Motor, Aphasia Syndromes, Verbal, Syndromes, Verbal Aphasia, Aphasia Syndrome, Verbal, Verbal Aphasia Syndrome, Aphasia, Ataxic, Broca Aphasias, Agrammatic, Agrammatic Broca Aphasias, Verbal Aphasia Syndromes, Dysphasia, Brocas, Aphasia, Broca, Agrammatic Brocas Aphasia, Broca's Aphasia, Agrammatic, Broca's Dysphasia, Anterior Aphasias, Broca Dysphasia, Dysphasia, Broca's, Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca's, Anterior Aphasia, Nonfluent Aphasia, Aphasias, Broca, Dysphasia, Broca, Agrammatic Broca's Aphasia, Ataxic Aphasia, Aphasias, Frontocortical, Aphasia, Anterior, Broca's Aphasias, Agrammatic, Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca, Aphasias, Agrammatic Broca's, Aphasias, Anterior, Frontocortical Aphasias, Broca Aphasias, Syndrome, Verbal Aphasia, Motor Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca Aphasia, Aphasia, Frontocortical, Frontocortical Aphasia, Aphasia, Nonfluent
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1991; see APHASIA 1980-1990 ,do not confuse with APHASIA, WERNICKE ,1991(1980)
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