In Brocas aphasia, what percent of naming unfamiliar words would someone get wrong to be considered “severe”?
The term “severe” would have to be defined a little more because being unable to name/label words is the hallmark feature of ALL aphasia, not just Broca’s aphasia. Typically we see that Broca’s aphasics tend to run more towards a moderate-severe deficit in naming so you should find they these aphasics will always have trouble with naming as a rule. In Broca’s we also expect to see rather halted and speech that requires a great deal of effort, or a non-fluent aphasic. Their speech also tends to be more telegraphic, or just includes the most important words of the message they are trying to convey. Such as: “GO STORE”. Their sytanx is very limited and they will omit the little words that provide more meaning, such as is, are, you, I, we, etc. So the above sentence “GO STORE” could mean “I want to go to the store” or “Will you go to the store”, or even “Let’s go to the store.” Lastly, we might see some paralysis on the right side of the body as well, depending on the nature of the damage.
