Wer·nic·ke cen·ter

(vern'ik-ĕ),

the region of the cerebral cortex thought to be essential for understanding and formulating coherent, propositional speech; it encompasses a large region of the parietal and temporal lobes near the lateral sulcus of the left cerebral hemisphere; corresponding approximately to Brodmann areas 40, 39, and adjacent portions of 22.

Synonym(s): sensory speech center, Wernicke area, Wernicke field, Wernicke region, Wernicke zone

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Wer·nic·ke cen·ter

(ver'ni-kĕ sen'tĕr)

The region of the cerebral cortex thought to be essential for understanding and formulating coherent, propositional speech; it encompasses a large region of the parietal and temporal lobes near the lateral sulcus of the left cerebral hemisphere; corresponding approximately to Brodmann areas 40, 39, and 22.
Synonym(s): sensory speech center.

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Wernicke,

Karl, German neurologist, 1848-1905.

Gayet-Wernicke syndrome - Synonym(s): Wernicke syndrome

Wernicke aphasia - impairment in the comprehension of spoken and written words. Synonym(s): Bastian aphasia; sensory aphasia

Wernicke area - Synonym(s): Wernicke center

Wernicke center - the region of the cerebral cortex thought to be essential for understanding and formulating coherent, propositional speech. Synonym(s): sensory speech center; Wernicke area; Wernicke field; Wernicke region; Wernicke zone

Wernicke cramp - psychogenic muscle cramp. Synonym(s): cramp neurosis

Wernicke disease - Synonym(s): Wernicke syndrome

Wernicke encephalopathy - Synonym(s): Wernicke syndrome

Wernicke field - Synonym(s): Wernicke center

Wernicke radiation - the massive, fanlike fiber system passing from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus to the visual cortex. Synonym(s): optic radiation

Wernicke reaction - in hemianopia, a reaction due to damage of the optic tract, consisting in loss of pupillary constriction when the light is directed to the blind side of the retina. Synonym(s): Wernicke sign

Wernicke region - Synonym(s): Wernicke center

Wernicke sign - Synonym(s): Wernicke reaction

Wernicke syndrome - a condition encountered in chronic alcoholics, characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors. Synonym(s): Gayet disease; Gayet-Wernicke syndrome; superior hemorrhagic polioencephalitis; Wernicke disease; Wernicke encephalopathy

Wernicke zone - Synonym(s): Wernicke center

Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - the coexistence of Wernicke and Korsakoff syndromes.

Wernicke-Mann hemiplegia - extremity hemiplegia that is partial. Synonym(s): Wernicke-Mann paralysis

Wernicke-Mann paralysis - Synonym(s): Wernicke-Mann hemiplegia