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neurology:approach-aphasia [on July 3, 2020]
neurology:approach-aphasia [on July 9, 2020]
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   * **Fluency Tasks**   * **Fluency Tasks**
     * Semantic fluency: is a task that involve producing words belonging to a predetermined semantic category (e.g. - animals, fruits and vegetables)     * Semantic fluency: is a task that involve producing words belonging to a predetermined semantic category (e.g. - animals, fruits and vegetables)
-    * Phoenemic ​fluency: is a task that involves producing words beginning with a given letterF, A and S being the most commonly ​described in literature+    * Phonemic ​fluency: is a task that involves producing words beginning with a given letter ​(e.g. - F, A and S being the most commonly)
 </​WRAP>​ </​WRAP>​
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 ==== Comparison Table ==== ==== Comparison Table ====
 +  * **Fluency**:​ the smoothness or flow in which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are joined when speaking quickly
 +  * **Repetition**:​ (e.g. - "No ifs ands or buts" in the MMSE")
 +  * **Comprehension**:​ assesses understanding (e.g. - the 3-step command in MMSE)
 +  * **Naming**: (e.g. - naming watch, pen)
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 <panel type="​info"​ title="​Aphasia Syndromes"​ subtitle="​N = Normal or relatively spared, Imp = Impaired, * = with paraphasia, † = with echolalia"​ no-body="​true">​ <panel type="​info"​ title="​Aphasia Syndromes"​ subtitle="​N = Normal or relatively spared, Imp = Impaired, * = with paraphasia, † = with echolalia"​ no-body="​true">​
 ^ Aphasia ​                ^ Fluency ​  ^ Repetition ​ ^ Comprehension ​ ^ Naming ​  ^ ^ Aphasia ​                ^ Fluency ​  ^ Repetition ​ ^ Comprehension ​ ^ Naming ​  ^