Aphasia, Broca

An aphasia characterized by impairment of expressive LANGUAGE (speech, writing, signs) and relative preservation of receptive language abilities (i.e., comprehension). This condition is caused by lesions of the motor association cortex in the FRONTAL LOBE (BROCA AREA and adjacent cortical and white matter regions).

Drugs by status

Phase 3 trials (2)

levodopa
carbidopa

Organizations

Organization Involved with Phase 3 Indications (2)

Northwestern University
Department of Education

Organization Involved with Phase 2 Indications (1)

University of California, San Francisco

Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (3)

Axon Neuroscience SE
Mayo Clinic
University of Ulm

Organization Involved with Other Experimental Indications (2)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Johnson and Johnson