Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Expressive aphasia
Loss of expressive speech
HP:0002427
What it means
Impairment of expressive language and relative preservation of receptive language abilities. That is, the patient understands language (speech, writing) but cannot express it.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Common30–79%
3The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Broca's aphasia · Motor aphasia · Non-fluent aphasia
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