Symptom Ontology

Last uploaded: May 18, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000705
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000705
Preferred Name

expressive aphasia

Definitions
An aphasia that is characterized by damage to, or a developmental issues in, the anterior regions of the brain, including (but not limited to) the left inferior frontal region known as Broca's area. Sufferers of this form of aphasia exhibit the common problem of agrammatism. For them, speech is difficult to initiate, non-fluent, labored, and halting.
Synonyms
Broca's aphasia
agrammatic aphasia
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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