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Descriptor English: Aphasia
Descriptor Spanish: Afasia
Descriptor afasia
Entry term(s) afasia adquirida
disfasia
sordera de palabras
Scope note: Trastorno cognitivo caracterizado por un defecto en la capacidad para comprender o expresar el lenguaje en sus formas escrita o hablada. Esta afección está causada por enfermedades que afectan a las áreas del lenguaje del hemisferio dominante. Se emplean las características clínicas para clasificar los diversos subtipos de esta afección. La categoría general incluye las formas de afasia receptivas, expresivas y mixtas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Afasia
Descriptor French: Aphasie
Entry term(s): Acquired Aphasia
Ageusic Aphasia
Ageusic Aphasias
Alogia
Alogias
Anepia
Anepias
Aphasia, Acquired
Aphasia, Ageusic
Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory
Aphasia, Commisural
Aphasia, Functional
Aphasia, Global
Aphasia, Graphomotor
Aphasia, Intellectual
Aphasia, Mixed
Aphasia, Post Ictal
Aphasia, Post Traumatic
Aphasia, Post-Ictal
Aphasia, Post-Traumatic
Aphasia, Progressive
Aphasia, Semantic
Aphasia, Syntactical
Aphasias, Ageusic
Aphasias, Auditory Discriminatory
Aphasias, Commisural
Aphasias, Functional
Aphasias, Global
Aphasias, Graphomotor
Aphasias, Intellectual
Aphasias, Mixed
Aphasias, Post-Ictal
Aphasias, Post-Traumatic
Aphasias, Progressive
Aphasias, Semantic
Aphasias, Syntactical
Auditory Discriminatory Aphasia
Auditory Discriminatory Aphasias
Commisural Aphasia
Commisural Aphasias
Deafness, Word
Dejerine Lichtheim Phenomenon
Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon
Discriminatory Aphasia, Auditory
Discriminatory Aphasias, Auditory
Dysphasia
Dysphasia, Global
Dysphasias, Global
Functional Aphasia
Functional Aphasias
Global Aphasia
Global Aphasias
Global Dysphasia
Global Dysphasias
Graphomotor Aphasia
Graphomotor Aphasias
Intellectual Aphasia
Intellectual Aphasias
Lichtheim Sign
Lichtheim's Sign
Lichtheims Sign
Logagnosia
Logagnosias
Logamnesia
Logamnesias
Logasthenia
Logasthenias
Mixed Aphasia
Mixed Aphasias
Phenomenon, Dejerine-Lichtheim
Post-Ictal Aphasia
Post-Ictal Aphasias
Post-Traumatic Aphasia
Post-Traumatic Aphasias
Progressive Aphasia
Progressive Aphasias
Semantic Aphasia
Semantic Aphasias
Sign, Lichtheim's
Syntactical Aphasia
Syntactical Aphasias
Word Deafness
Tree number(s): C10.597.606.150.500.800.100
C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001037
Scope note: A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for APHASIA, ACQUIRED see APHASIA, ACQUIRED 1991-1995, see APHASIA 1980-1990
History Note: 1963
Related: Landau-Kleffner Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 1043
Unique ID: D001037
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Aphasia - Preferred
Concept UI M0001571
Scope note A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia.
Preferred term Aphasia
Entry term(s) Alogia
Alogias
Anepia
Anepias
Deafness, Word
Logagnosia
Logagnosias
Logamnesia
Logamnesias
Logasthenia
Logasthenias
Word Deafness
Aphasia, Ageusic - Narrower
Concept UI M0336951
Preferred term Aphasia, Ageusic
Entry term(s) Ageusic Aphasia
Ageusic Aphasias
Aphasias, Ageusic
Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory - Narrower
Concept UI M0336952
Preferred term Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Auditory Discriminatory
Auditory Discriminatory Aphasia
Auditory Discriminatory Aphasias
Discriminatory Aphasia, Auditory
Discriminatory Aphasias, Auditory
Aphasia, Commisural - Narrower
Concept UI M0336953
Preferred term Aphasia, Commisural
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Commisural
Commisural Aphasia
Commisural Aphasias
Aphasia, Functional - Narrower
Concept UI M0336954
Preferred term Aphasia, Functional
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Functional
Functional Aphasia
Functional Aphasias
Aphasia, Global - Narrower
Concept UI M0336955
Preferred term Aphasia, Global
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Global
Dysphasia, Global
Dysphasias, Global
Global Aphasia
Global Aphasias
Global Dysphasia
Global Dysphasias
Aphasia, Graphomotor - Narrower
Concept UI M0336956
Preferred term Aphasia, Graphomotor
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Graphomotor
Graphomotor Aphasia
Graphomotor Aphasias
Aphasia, Intellectual - Narrower
Concept UI M0336957
Preferred term Aphasia, Intellectual
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Intellectual
Intellectual Aphasia
Intellectual Aphasias
Aphasia, Mixed - Narrower
Concept UI M0336958
Preferred term Aphasia, Mixed
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Mixed
Mixed Aphasia
Mixed Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Ictal - Narrower
Concept UI M0336959
Preferred term Aphasia, Post-Ictal
Entry term(s) Aphasia, Post Ictal
Aphasias, Post-Ictal
Post-Ictal Aphasia
Post-Ictal Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Traumatic - Narrower
Concept UI M0337285
Preferred term Aphasia, Post-Traumatic
Entry term(s) Aphasia, Post Traumatic
Aphasias, Post-Traumatic
Post-Traumatic Aphasia
Post-Traumatic Aphasias
Aphasia, Semantic - Narrower
Concept UI M0337288
Preferred term Aphasia, Semantic
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Semantic
Semantic Aphasia
Semantic Aphasias
Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0337287
Preferred term Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon
Entry term(s) Dejerine Lichtheim Phenomenon
Lichtheim Sign
Lichtheim's Sign
Lichtheims Sign
Phenomenon, Dejerine-Lichtheim
Sign, Lichtheim's
Dysphasia - Narrower
Concept UI M0001573
Preferred term Dysphasia
Aphasia, Syntactical - Narrower
Concept UI M0337297
Preferred term Aphasia, Syntactical
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Syntactical
Syntactical Aphasia
Syntactical Aphasias
Aphasia, Progressive - Narrower
Concept UI M0337286
Preferred term Aphasia, Progressive
Entry term(s) Aphasias, Progressive
Progressive Aphasia
Progressive Aphasias
Aphasia, Acquired - Narrower
Concept UI M0001572
Preferred term Aphasia, Acquired
Entry term(s) Acquired Aphasia



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