Conduction aphasia

Conduction aphasia: disturbances in the repetition of words and sentences while maintaining the understanding of spoken speech

Aphasia is a disorder in the ability to speak or understand language caused by brain damage. Among the various forms of aphasia, one of the most interesting and studied is conduction aphasia.

Conduction aphasia is a motor aphasia, which is manifested by a violation of the ability to repeat words and sentences with a less significant disturbance of active speech and preservation of the understanding of spoken speech. This is due to damage to the pathways between the auditory and motor speech areas of the cerebral cortex.

Damage to these pathways can occur due to a variety of causes, including stroke, brain injury, tumors, and other diseases. As a result, words and phrases may be difficult to repeat, but speech understanding may be maintained.

Conduction aphasia is usually diagnosed using special tests that assess the patient's ability to repeat words and phrases aurally. However, even if the patient cannot repeat words, this does not necessarily mean that he cannot understand speech. Therefore, it is important to conduct additional tests to assess the understanding of spoken language.

Treatment for Provodnikova's aphasia may include speech therapy exercises and rehabilitation activities to improve the ability to repeat words and phrases. In addition, special therapy may be prescribed aimed at restoring damaged pathways.

Thus, conduction aphasia is a serious speech disorder that can significantly affect the patient's quality of life. However, with proper diagnosis and treatment, patients can achieve significant improvement and regain their speech abilities.

Hello dear readers!

Today I want to talk about a rather rare type of aphasia - **conductive aphasia (CAA).** This disease refers to disorders of communication abilities, where a person cannot repeat words and sentences. Before I begin to explain the disease, I will tell you about the definition of “aphasia”. **Aphasia** is a disorder of human speech abilities caused by disorders in the left hemisphere of the brain and the central nervous system. One of the most common lesions of this zone is aphasia, which is expressed in the fact that a person understands the meaning of what is said.