Aphasia, Broca

"Aphasia, Broca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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).

Descriptor ID	D001039
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.100 C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100.100
Concept/Terms	Aphasia, Broca Aphasia, Broca Agrammatic Broca's Aphasia Agrammatic Broca's Aphasias Agrammatic Brocas Aphasia Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca's Aphasias, Agrammatic Broca's Broca's Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca's Aphasias, Agrammatic Agrammatism Aphasia, Frontocortical Aphasias, Frontocortical Frontocortical Aphasia Frontocortical Aphasias Verbal Aphasia Syndrome Aphasia Syndrome, Verbal Aphasia Syndromes, Verbal Syndrome, Verbal Aphasia Syndromes, Verbal Aphasia Verbal Aphasia Syndromes Aphasia, Nonfluent Nonfluent Aphasia Broca Aphasia Aphasias, Broca Broca Aphasias Dysphasia, Broca Broca Dysphasia Dysphasia, Broca's Broca's Dysphasia Dysphasia, Brocas Agrammatic Broca Aphasia Agrammatic Broca Aphasias Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca Aphasias, Agrammatic Broca Broca Aphasia, Agrammatic Broca Aphasias, Agrammatic Aphasia, Motor Motor Aphasia Aphasia, Ataxic Aphasia, Ataxic Aphasias, Ataxic Ataxic Aphasia Ataxic Aphasias Aphasia, Expressive Aphasia, Expressive Expressive Aphasia Aphasia, Anterior Aphasia, Anterior Anterior Aphasia Anterior Aphasias Aphasias, Anterior

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Communication Disorders [C10.597.606.150]
Language Disorders [C10.597.606.150.500]
Speech Disorders [C10.597.606.150.500.800]
Aphasia [C10.597.606.150.500.800.100]
Aphasia, Broca [C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.100]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Communication Disorders [C23.888.592.604.150]
Language Disorders [C23.888.592.604.150.500]
Speech Disorders [C23.888.592.604.150.500.800]
Aphasia [C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100]
Aphasia, Broca [C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100.100]

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