Congenital Aphasia: An Anatomical And Physiological Approach

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In order to have congenital aphasia one must postulate early damage to the speech areas of both hemispheres. Motor aphasia can result from damage to the brain other than in Broca''s area. The extent of damage necessary to prevent speech development appears to be so considerable that intellectual deficit must be present. Congenital aphasia should refer only to disabilities in speech in children otherwise normal. In the sense of aphasia as it occurs in adults, this implies loss of a learned function, and this type of aphasia does not occur permanently in children. The term, delayed or failure of development of speech, leads to the consideration of intellectual deficit in these children.
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