Jones refers his patient for a speech and language evaluation because he presents with confusion and impaired communication skills.His patient had a stroke 72 hours ago that produced a lesion in the left temporal,parietal and frontal lobes.As the speech-language pathologist,you find that the patient produces only 4 stereotypic nonsense phrases in his attempts to communicate.You plan your assessment protocol based on the hypothesis that the patient is demonstrating

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Global aphasia is a type of language impairment that results from extensive damage to multiple areas of the brain involved in language processing. It is characterized by severe impairments in both expressive and receptive language abilities. Patients with global aphasia may produce only a few stereotyped words or phrases, as seen in this case, due to the damage to Broca's and Wernicke's areas. Therefore, based on the patient's symptoms, the best choice is D) Global aphasia.

Jones Refers His Patient for a Speech and Language Evaluation