title: Paul Broca and the history of aphasia: Roland P. Mackay Award Essay, 1980.
abstract: Paul Broca is one of the founding fathers of aphasiology. Broca aphasia, now a well-defined clinical entity, has been a focus in the study of acquired language disorders for over a century. It was the first syndrome of aphasia to be correlated with a specific focal brain lesion. Broca contributed a fresh outlook and a reasonable methodology to the study of aphasia. A review of of Broca's accomplishments and his place in the history of aphasia is an appropriate way to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his death.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000266:history*; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*