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How stroke causes speech problems: Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia

Stroke can cause unique speech problems; two common ones include Broca’s aphasia and Wernike’s aphasia. This post explores those two and how stroke creates those. Let us begin with Broca’s aphasia. Broca’s aphasia This type of speech problem occurs due to a stroke attack on Broca’s area. Where does it…

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