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Definition of Associative aphasia
1. Noun. Aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard.
Medical Definition of Associative aphasia
1. A form of aphasia in which the patient understands spoken and written words, is aware of his deficit, and can speak and write, but skips or repeats words, or substitutes one word for another (paraphasia);word repetition is severely impaired. The responsible lesion is in the associate tracks connecting the various language centres. Synonym: associative aphasia. (05 Mar 2000)
Literary usage of Associative aphasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"associative aphasia results from the disturbance of connection between the parts
comprising the central structures. Combined aphasia is, as its name ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"associative aphasia results from the disturbance of connection between the parts
comprising the central structures. You will notice that he correctly ..."
3. Essentials of nervous diseases and insanity: Their Symptoms and Treatment by John C. Shaw (1904)
"(4) associative aphasia. (5) Combined conditions. i. True or intellectual aphasia
would follow upon a lesion in any one of the three brain areas involved. ..."
4. The Principles of Psychology by William James (1918)
"... we are in as bad a plight ' Ataxic ' and ' amnesic ' aphasia, ' word-deafness,'
and ' associative aphasia are all practical losses of word-memory. ..."
5. A Text-book of Psychiatry for Physicians and Students by Leonardo Bianchi (1906)
"... in most cases to the so-called associative aphasia of Pitres and others.
It may be reduced to this fundamental concept, that the image of the object ..."
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