| Descriptor English: | Aphasia, Wernicke | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Afasia de Wernicke
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Afasia de Wernicke | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Aphasie de Wernicke | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Aphasia, Fluent Aphasia, Jargon Aphasia, Posterior Aphasia, Psychosensory Aphasia, Receptive Aphasia, Sensory Aphasia, Wernicke's Fluent Aphasias, Jargon Aphasias, Posterior Aphasias, Psychosensory Aphasias, Wernicke Dysphasia, Fluent Dysphasia, Receptive Dysphasia, Sensory Dysphasia, Wernicke Dysphasia, Wernicke's Dysphasia, Wernickes Dysphasias, Fluent Dysphasias, Receptive Dysphasias, Sensory Fluent Aphasia Fluent Aphasia, Wernicke Fluent Aphasia, Wernicke's Fluent Aphasia, Wernickes Fluent Dysphasia Fluent Dysphasias Jargon Aphasia Jargon Aphasias Posterior Aphasia Posterior Aphasias Psychosensory Aphasia Psychosensory Aphasias Receptive Aphasia Receptive Dysphasia Receptive Dysphasias Sensory Aphasia Sensory Dysphasia Sensory Dysphasias Wernicke Aphasia Wernicke Aphasias Wernicke Dysphasia Wernicke's Dysphasia Wernicke's Fluent Aphasia |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.166 C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100.166 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001041 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Impairment in the comprehension of speech and meaning of words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationships in sentences. It is caused by lesions that primarily affect Wernicke's area, which lies in the posterior perisylvian region of the temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere. (From Brain & Bannister, Clinical Neurology, 7th ed, p141; Kandel et al., Principles of Neural Science, 3d ed, p846) |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with APHASIA, BROCA where subject understands language but cannot express it |
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| 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 |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Aphasia (1966-1979) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1991; see APHASIA 1980-1990 |
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| History Note: | 1991(1980) |
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| DeCS ID: | 1048 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001041 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1978/12/14 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1999/11/03 |
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Aphasia, Wernicke
- Preferred
Aphasia, Posterior
- Broader
Receptive Aphasia
- Broader
Aphasia, Jargon
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0001576 |
| Scope note | Impairment in the comprehension of speech and meaning of words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationships in sentences. It is caused by lesions that primarily affect Wernicke's area, which lies in the posterior perisylvian region of the temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere. (From Brain & Bannister, Clinical Neurology, 7th ed, p141; Kandel et al., Principles of Neural Science, 3d ed, p846) |
| Preferred term | Aphasia, Wernicke |
| Entry term(s) |
Aphasia, Wernicke's Fluent Aphasias, Wernicke Dysphasia, Wernicke Dysphasia, Wernicke's Dysphasia, Wernickes Fluent Aphasia, Wernicke Fluent Aphasia, Wernicke's Fluent Aphasia, Wernickes Wernicke Aphasia Wernicke Aphasias Wernicke Dysphasia Wernicke's Dysphasia Wernicke's Fluent Aphasia |
| Concept UI |
M0337345 |
| Preferred term | Aphasia, Posterior |
| Entry term(s) |
Aphasias, Posterior Posterior Aphasia Posterior Aphasias |
| Concept UI |
M0001578 |
| Preferred term | Receptive Aphasia |
| Entry term(s) |
Aphasia, Fluent Aphasia, Psychosensory Aphasia, Receptive Aphasia, Sensory Aphasias, Psychosensory Dysphasia, Fluent Dysphasia, Receptive Dysphasia, Sensory Dysphasias, Fluent Dysphasias, Receptive Dysphasias, Sensory Fluent Aphasia Fluent Dysphasia Fluent Dysphasias Psychosensory Aphasia Psychosensory Aphasias Receptive Dysphasia Receptive Dysphasias Sensory Aphasia Sensory Dysphasia Sensory Dysphasias |
| Concept UI |
M0337344 |
| Preferred term | Aphasia, Jargon |
| Entry term(s) |
Aphasias, Jargon Jargon Aphasia Jargon Aphasias |
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