title: [Global aphasia. The clinical picture and a consideration of the neurolinguistic structure (author's transl)].
abstract: Global aphasia is described as a unitary syndrome which is characterized by a severe impairment of all linguistic capabilities. Speech production is extremely limited and consists of stereotyped phrases, recurring utterances or a few isolated words which are usually neologistically distorted. The patients are unable to express their thoughts in a situationally adequate manner. Language comprehension is restricted to simple questions and commands. A clinical description of the syndrome is given and the neurolinguistic structure of the disorders is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language
vernacular_title: Die globale Aphasie. Klinisches Bild und Uberlegungen zur neurolinguistischen Struktur