Carl WernickeAlexius Pope

Amanada PintoElton Luong

The Wizard Pirrung

OverviewA summary of Wernicke’s 1874 case study

A look at aphasia

DefinitionsLesion: A localized pathological change in a

bodily organ or tissueAphasia: Partial or total loss of the ability to

articulate ideas or comprehend spoken language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease

Wenicke’s Area: An area in the posterior temporal lobe of the left hemisphere of the brain involved in the recognition of spoken words

Definitions cont.Broca’s Area: An area located in the frontal

lobe usually of the left cerebral hemispohere and associated with the motor control of speech

Arcuate fasciculus: The neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junction with the frontal cortex in the brain

Background Upper Silesia15th May, 1848Medical school at Breslau UniversityRoad accident

Wernicke’s Case Study (1874)Case study in 1874 on patients with speech

problems.Found in the left brain and area with lesions.Concluded this area dictated understanding

speech and named the disorder “sensory aphasia”.

Der Aphasische Symptomencomplex in 1874

AphasiaSensory aphasia (Wenicke’s aphasia)Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)Mixed non-fluent aphasiaAnomic aphasiaGlobal aphasia

Connections to BrocaFrench neurosurgeon A decade earlier, dissected “Tan”Found Broca’s area Broca’s aphasia

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