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Breaking Down Aphasia — Every Type You Need for Step 1
Show Notes
Last episode we built the language network. Today we break it. Episode 2 takes the anatomy of Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the arcuate fasciculus that we covered in Episode 1 and shows you exactly what happens when different parts of it fail. We go through all five aphasia types, the three question framework that makes every single one of them solvable, and the clinical tells that separate them at the bedside. We cover Broca's, Wernicke's, conduction, global, and all three transcortical subtypes including the one that shows up after cardiac arrest and cardiac surgery. Every type is explained through the anatomy so you are not memorizing a list, you are understanding a system. We close with three board style questions written the way Step 1 actually tests this material. If you understood Episode 1, Episode 2 is where it all starts to click.