Wernicke aphasia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012676",
  "term": "Wernicke aphasia",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A language disorder characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and a severe impairment in understanding spoken and written language. Individuals produce grammatically complex sentences filled with non-existent or irrelevant words, a phenomenon known as jargon aphasia, and they show a profound deficit in comprehension. The condition results from damage to Wernicke's area, located in the posterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant cerebral hemisphere.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fluent aphasia",
    "receptive aphasia",
    "sensory aphasia"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "Wernicke’s area",
    "aphasia",
    "brain",
    "temporal lobe"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 916 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/wernicke-aphasia/"
}