GUIDE 2026/2027
non-fluent aphasias - ANS ✔✔Characteristic of expressive aphasia where speech is non-
functional, effortful, and contains paraphasia’s. Writing is also impaired.
non-fluent aphasia types - ANS ✔✔Broca's, Transcortical Motor, Global
Broca's aphasia - ANS ✔✔non-fluent, good comprehension, poor repetition
Transcortical Motor Aphasia - ANS ✔✔non-fluent speech, paraphasias, intact auditory
comprehension, remarkable ability to repeat
TMA lesion site - ANS ✔✔anterior to Broca's area
global aphasia - ANS ✔✔When both repetition and understanding of language is damaged, non
fluent
global aphasia lesion - ANS ✔✔Diffuse Left Hemisphere
Fluent aphasias are characterized by - ANS ✔✔speech is present but contains little meaningful
communication
fluent aphasia types - ANS ✔✔Wernicke's, Transcortical Sensory, Conduction, Anomic
Wernicke's aphasia - ANS ✔✔fluent, nonsensical speech with lack of comprehension and poor
repetition