Inability to read or write corresponds to which aphasia type?

Inability to read or write corresponds to which aphasia type?

• A. Global aphasia
• B. Broca's aphasia
• C. Wernicke's aphasia
• D. Dysarthria

Answer: (A)

Inability to read or write points to a disruption that spans multiple language abilities, which is seen in global aphasia. When the language network in the left hemisphere is extensively damaged, both understanding and producing language become severely impaired, and reading and writing are typically lost or profoundly affected. This breadth of impairment across spoken, written, and understood language is what distinguishes global aphasia from other types. For example, in Broca's aphasia speech is effortful and nonfluent but comprehension is relatively spared, and in Wernicke's aphasia speech is fluent but comprehension is poor; dysarthria is a motor speech problem with intact language processing.

Inability to read or write points to a disruption that spans multiple language abilities, which is seen in global aphasia. When the language network in the left hemisphere is extensively damaged, both understanding and producing language become severely impaired, and reading and writing are typically lost or profoundly affected. This breadth of impairment across spoken, written, and understood language is what distinguishes global aphasia from other types. For example, in Broca's aphasia speech is effortful and nonfluent but comprehension is relatively spared, and in Wernicke's aphasia speech is fluent but comprehension is poor; dysarthria is a motor speech problem with intact language processing.