Harrison's Manual of Medicine: Table 44-1: Clinical Features of Aphasias and Related Conditions

Table 44-1: Clinical Features of Aphasias and Related Conditions

Table 44-1

	Comprehension	Repetition of Spoken Language	Naming	Fluency
Wernicke’s	Impaired	Impaired	Impaired	Preserved or increased
Broca’s	Preserved (except grammar)	Impaired	Impaired	Decreased
Global	Impaired	Impaired	Impaired	Decreased
Conduction	Preserved	Impaired	Impaired	Preserved
Nonfluent (motor) transcortical	Preserved	Preserved	Impaired	Impaired
Fluent (sensory) transcortical	Impaired	Preserved	Impaired	Preserved
Isolation	Impaired	Echolalia	Impaired	No purposeful speech
Anomic	Preserved	Preserved	Impaired	Preserved except for word-finding pauses
Pure word deafness	Impaired only for spoken language	Impaired	Preserved	Preserved
Pure alexia	Impaired only for reading	Preserved	Preserved	Preserved

Source: M-M Mesulam: HPIM-17, p. 164.

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Table 44-1: Clinical Features of Aphasias and Related Conditions

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