Define Transcortical Sensory Aphasia and Explain How This Syndrome Differs

question 94

Essay

Define transcortical sensory aphasia and explain how this syndrome differs from that of Wernicke's aphasia.

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Definitions:

Antihistamines

Medications that block the action of histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms like itching, sneezing, and runny nose.

Cholesteatoma

An abnormal, noncancerous skin growth in the middle ear or mastoid region, which can erode bones of the middle ear.

Otolith

Small calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear that assist with balance and spatial orientation.

Cerumen

The medical term for earwax, a substance produced in the outer ear canal to protect and clean the ear.