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Paul Broca and the history of aphasia

1981; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 31; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.31.5.600

1526-632X

David Anson Lee,

Neurology and Historical Studies

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 Broca9s accomplishments and his place in the history of aphasia is an appropriate way to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his death.