| When the bursting of a blood vessel or blockage | | | | frontal lobe also plays an essential role in body |
| causes an interruption in the blood flow to the | | | | movement. |
| brain and a patient experiences a stroke, | | | | Wernicke's Aphasia |
| sometimes this damages portions within the left | | | | Wernicke's aphasia also occurs when damage is |
| hemisphere of the brain that are responsible for | | | | done to the frontal lobe of the brain; however, |
| controlling language. | | | | unlike Broca's aphasia the individual will speak in |
| This condition is called aphasia which is a language | | | | longer sentences but they may be |
| disorder that impairs the ability to express and | | | | incomprehensible as they will often add words |
| comprehend language as well as read or write. | | | | that are unnecessary or create new words. |
| This condition can also co-exist with a speech | | | | These patients typically have great difficulty when |
| disorder such as apraxia or dysarthria of speech. | | | | it comes to understanding speech and, therefore, |
| In some cases this condition is only temporary | | | | generally have no knowledge of their mistakes |
| and the patient will recover within a few hours or | | | | when speaking. These individuals typically do not |
| a few days without treatment, however, in the | | | | experience body weakness or paralysis as the |
| majority of cases recovery will not be as quick | | | | portion of the frontal lobe that is damaged does |
| and the patient may not fully recover all the | | | | not control body movement. |
| language skills that were lost. | | | | Global Aphasia |
| The Three Main Types of Aphasia | | | | Global aphasia is a more serious form of aphasia |
| There are three main types of aphasia that are | | | | as the damage that has occurred to the portions |
| categorized by the type of language impairment | | | | of the brain that control language is extensive. |
| that has occured. "Broca's aphasia" is the type of | | | | These individuals typically have severe difficulty |
| aphasia that occurs when damage occurs within | | | | when it comes to speaking or communication and |
| the area of the frontal lobe portion of the brain. | | | | are unable to understand language or read and |
| Individuals with Broca's aphasia have a hard time | | | | write. When it comes to the treatment of |
| with long sentences and will speak using shorter | | | | aphasia, some patients will recover many of their |
| sentences - typically less than four words - often | | | | language skills over a period of time, however, |
| omitting the smaller words such as "and"," the", or | | | | some aphasia will typically remain. |
| "is". | | | | Treatment for aphasia can be done with speech |
| The individual may be capable of understanding | | | | and language therapy and will generally continue |
| speech and reading well, but may have difficulty | | | | for at least two years. Several factors play a roll |
| when it comes to writing. These patients will | | | | in the percentage of language skills that an |
| typically have a weakness or paralysis of their | | | | individual will recover including, motivation, |
| arm and leg on right side due to the fact that the | | | | education level, age, and overall health. |