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What are the kinds of aphasia?

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Aphasia is an impairment in the comprehension and/or production of language. The two main headings are fluent and non-fluent aphasia.

This is an addition to the above-mentioned answer.

motor aphasia = caused by any damages to Broca's area
sensory aphasia:
- auditory aphasia = caused by any damages to Wernicke's area
- visual aphasia = caused by any damages to angular gyrus
Globla aphasia = caused by any damages or obstruction to "middle cerebral artery" which supplies the Broca's area, Wernicke's area and angular gyrus.

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