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Descriptor English:   Aphasia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Afasia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Afasia 
Synonyms English:   Dysphasia
Aphasia, Acquired  
Tree Number:   C10.597.606.150.500.800.100
C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
See Related English:   Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
 
History Note English:   1963 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   1043 
Unique Identifier:   D001037 

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