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conduction aphasia

conduction aphasia

1 7.8
A speech problem where a person speaks fluently but cannot repeat words or sentences because of brain damage
  • noun
  • /kənˈdʌkʃən əˈfeɪʒə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : afasia de conducción
  • Research suggests that conduction aphasia is caused by damage to the arcuate fasciculus in the brain.

Examples

  • Patients with conduction aphasia struggle to repeat phrases.

  • The neurologist diagnosed her with conduction aphasia after she struggled to repeat simple sentences.

  • Patients with conduction aphasia often speak fluently but have trouble repeating phrases accurately.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with conduction aphasia after the stroke.

  • Patients with conduction aphasia often struggle to repeat phrases they hear, despite understanding them.

  • Doctors diagnosed him with conduction aphasia after he had difficulty repeating simple sentences during the assessment.

  • In her case, conduction aphasia meant she could speak fluently but had severe trouble repeating phrases correctly.

Synonyms

associative aphasia
vsconduction aphasia
  • Specialized
9.1

A language problem where a person cannot repeat spoken sentences though they understand speech

is the same condition but labeled differently in clinical usage

Surface Forms

conduction aphasia singular
conduction aphasias plural

Morphology

conduction + aphasia

The term is compositionally analyzable: 'aphasia' is a language disorder and 'conduction' evokes transmission or connection, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a type of aphasia related to impaired transmission/connection in the brain. However, the specific clinical profile (notably impaired repetition due to disruption of language association pathways) is technical and not predictable from the parts alone, so full understanding requires specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Conduction aphasia uses conduction like a wire that carries signals and aphasia meaning a loss of speech. If the brain's language 'wires' are damaged, a person can speak but often cannot repeat words, so the name explains the condition's main problem.