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| − | + | '''Wernicke's aphasia''' is a syndrome<ref>http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1318.html</ref> first described described by [[Germany|German]] [[neurology|neurologist]] [[Carl Wernicke]]. It was originally known as [[sensory aphasia]] but is now known as Wernicke's aphasia in his honor<ref>http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1318.html</ref>. | |
| − | + | The syndrome was first noted in a male patient of Wernicke who had suffered a [[stroke]], despite still being able to [[speech|speak]] and [[hearing|hear]], the [[man]] could barely understand what was said to him nor could he understand [[writing|written]] words. Following the [[death]] of the patient, Wernicke conducted an [[autopsy]] and found a lesion in the rear parietal/temporal region of the patient's left [[brain]] hemisphere. Wernicke concluded that this region was involved in speech comprehension as it was close to the auditory region of the brain. The syndrome was first documented in 1874 in ''The Aphasic Symptom Complex'' a book which propelled Wernicke to international fame<ref>http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcne/founders/page0101.html</ref>. | |
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Revision as of 23:07, January 15, 2008
Wernicke's aphasia is a syndrome[1] first described described by German neurologist Carl Wernicke. It was originally known as sensory aphasia but is now known as Wernicke's aphasia in his honor[2].
The syndrome was first noted in a male patient of Wernicke who had suffered a stroke, despite still being able to speak and hear, the man could barely understand what was said to him nor could he understand written words. Following the death of the patient, Wernicke conducted an autopsy and found a lesion in the rear parietal/temporal region of the patient's left brain hemisphere. Wernicke concluded that this region was involved in speech comprehension as it was close to the auditory region of the brain. The syndrome was first documented in 1874 in The Aphasic Symptom Complex a book which propelled Wernicke to international fame[3].