A current controversy regarding the usefulness of Broca's aphasia as a diagnostic category focuses on the observation that
A)there is no strict correspondence between lesions of Broca's area and the symptoms classically associated with Broca's aphasia.
B)Broca's aphasia is far too frequently diagnosed and may actually subsume other subtypes of aphasia.
C)Broca's aphasia has been found to occur as a result of right-hemisphere injury just as often as left-hemisphere injury.
D)Broca's aphasia is usually a secondary aphasia rather than a selective deficit.

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The controversy surrounding the usefulness of Broca's aphasia as a diagnostic category is mainly due to the lack of strict correspondence between lesions of Broca's area and the symptoms classically associated with Broca's aphasia. While damage to Broca's area can result in language deficits, not all individuals with Broca's aphasia have lesions in this region and some individuals with lesions in Broca's area do not exhibit symptoms of Broca's aphasia. Therefore, the usefulness of Broca's aphasia as a diagnostic category has been questioned.

A Current Controversy Regarding the Usefulness of Broca's Aphasia as a Diagnostic