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Anomic aphasia; Other names: Dysnomia, nominal aphasia: Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain shows the right and left arcuate fasciculus (Raf & Laf). Also shown are the right and left superior longitudinal fasciculus (Rslf & Lslf), and tapetum of corpus callosum (Ta). Damage to the Laf is known to cause anomic aphasia. Specialty: Neurology ...
Aphasia, also known as dysphasia, [a] is an impairment in a person’s ability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. [2] The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine, but aphasia due to stroke is estimated to be 0.1–0.4% in developed countries. [3]
A person with anomic aphasia have word-finding difficulties. Anomic aphasia, also known as anomia, is a non-fluent aphasia, which means the person speaks hesitantly because of a difficulty naming words or producing correct syntax. [medical citation needed] The person struggles to find the right words for speaking and writing. [4]
The most common cause of expressive aphasia is stroke. A stroke is caused by hypoperfusion (lack of oxygen) to an area of the brain, which is commonly caused by thrombosis or embolism. Some form of aphasia occurs in 34 to 38% of stroke patients. [23] Expressive aphasia occurs in approximately 12% of new cases of aphasia caused by stroke. [24]
This type of paraphasia also occurs in other languages as well. For example, case studies have been performed with German speakers, which demonstrated that 30.8% of paraphasias occurred at the beginning of the word in patients with Wernicke's aphasia and 22.6% for patients with Broca's aphasia.
This disorder is called anomic aphasia when acquired by brain damage, usually from a head injury, stroke, or dementia. [ 13 ] The tip of the tongue phenomenon has implications for research in psycholinguistics , memory , and metacognition .
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A common and debilitating feature is anomic aphasia, an impairment in the ability to name objects. [2] The BNT contains 60 line drawings graded in difficulty. [2] Patients with anomia often have greater difficulties with the naming of not only difficult and low frequency objects but also easy and high frequency objects. [3]