Anomic Aphasia

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Synonyms: Amnestic aphasia

ICD-11: MA80.0

Anomic aphasia is a form of aphasia.

Clinical manifestation

Anomic aphasia is characterized primarily by word-finding difficulties with otherwise well-preserved speech fluency. Language comprehension and sentence structure are only slightly impaired, and communication ability is generally well preserved.