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Wernicke's aphasia — noun aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words • Syn: ↑fluent aphasia, ↑receptive aphasia, ↑sensory aphasia, ↑impressive aphasia • Hypernyms: ↑aphasia * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Wernicke's aphasia — Wer·nicke s aphasia ver nə kəz , kēz n SENSORY APHASIA specif sensory aphasia in which the affected individual speaks words fluently but without meaningful content Wer·nicke ver nə kə Carl (1848 1905) German neurologist. Wernicke is important for … Medical dictionary
Aphasia — For other uses, see Aphasia (disambiguation). Aphasia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F80.0 F80.2, R … Wikipedia
Wernicke's area — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Approximate location of Wernicke s area highlighted in grey Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 252 MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Wernicke's encephalopathy — Infobox Disease Name = Wernicke encephalopathy Caption = Thiamine DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|51|2|e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|265.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 642 MeshID = Wernicke encephalopathy is a syndrome… … Wikipedia
Wernicke syndrome — is an ambiguous term. It may refer to:*Wernicke aphasia: the eponymous term for receptive or sensory aphasia.*Wernicke encephalopathy: an acute neurological syndrome of ophthalmoparesis, ataxia, and encephalopathy brought on by thiamine… … Wikipedia
aphasia — /euh fay zheuh/, n. Pathol. the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain. [1865 70; < Gk: speechlessness, equiv. to a A 6 + phat(ós) spoken (deriv. of phánai to… … Universalium
Wernicke, Carl — ▪ German neurologist born May 15, 1848, Tarnowitz, Pol., Prussia died June 15, 1905, Thüringer Wald, Ger. German neurologist who related nerve diseases to specific areas of the brain. He is best known for his descriptions of the aphasias… … Universalium
Aphasia — Literally aphasia means no speech. Aphasia can apply to a defect in expression or comprehension. * * * Impaired or absent comprehension or production of, or communication by, speech, writing, or signs, due to an acquired lesion of the dominant… … Medical dictionary
Wernicke area (field zone) encephalopathy etc. — Wer·ni·cke area (field, zone), encephalopathy, etc. (verґnĭ kə) [Karl Wernicke, German neurologist, 1848–1905] see under area, encephalopathy, and triangle, and see receptive aphasia, under aphasia … Medical dictionary
