Phoebe recently suffered a major fall in which she sustained brain injuries. Since then, she has had immense difficulty in communicating with others. She appears to understand what others tell her, but her responses are slow and laborious. Her sentences are always incomplete, with important grammatical words missing. Which of the following conditions best reflects Phoebe's case?

A) Broca's aphasia
B) Epilepsy
C) Retrograde amnesia
D) Wernicke's aphasia

Broca's Aphasia

A condition resulting from damage to a specific area of the brain, characterized by difficulties in speech production and writing, while understanding of language generally remains intact.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A type of aphasia characterized by fluent but nonsensical speech and difficulty in understanding spoken language, caused by damage to the Wernicke's area of the brain.

Grammatical Words

Words that serve a functional purpose in sentences, such as prepositions, conjunctions, and articles, rather than conveying concrete meanings.