transcortical dysphasia
Last reviewed 01/2018
In this form of dysphasia the association cortex adjacent to Wernicke's and/or Broca's areas may become disconnected.
There are three forms of transcortical dysphasia:
- transcortical sensory dysphasia
- transcortical motor dysphasia
- mixed transcortical dysphasia
In all forms of transcortical dysphasia repitition of speech is conspicuously normal.