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Global aphasia: in which all aspects of speech and communication are severely impaired. At best, patients can understand or speak only a few words or phrases; they can neither read nor write. SYN: mixed aphasia, total aphasia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Global aphasia: Type of or association with medical condition Aphasia.
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Aphasia (medical condition): Language difficulty usually from brain damage or stroke.
Aphasia: Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the portions of the brain that are... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Aphasia Information Page: NINDS)
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