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Definition of Ataxic aphasia
1. Noun. Aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired.
Generic synonyms: Aphasia
Medical Definition of Ataxic aphasia
1. A type of aphasia in which there is a deficit in speech production or language output, often accompanied by a deficit in communicating by writing, signs, etc. The patient is aware of his impairment. Synonym: anterior aphasia, ataxic aphasia, Broca's aphasia, expressive aphasia, nonfluent aphasia. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ataxic Aphasia
Literary usage of Ataxic aphasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In almost all cases of ataxic aphasia there is a well-marked desire and effort to
... The great diagnostic point between amnesic and ataxic aphasia is, ..."
2. Clinical medicine: Designed for the Use of Students and Practitioners of by Austin Flint (1879)
"Moreover, patients affected with purely ataxic aphasia can read without ...
ataxic aphasia is not incompatible with undiminished intellectual ability. ..."
3. A Text-book of Human Physiology by Austin Flint (1888)
"This condition is known as ataxic aphasia. The inability to express ideas in ...
Persons affected with purely ataxic aphasia may understand and write ..."
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