Individuals with this type of aphasia may be able to read but be limited in writing. Broca's aphasia results from injury to speech and language brain areas such the left hemisphere inferior frontal gyrus, among others.

Does aphasia affect reading?

Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to areas of the brain that produce and process language. A person with aphasia can have trouble speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language. Impairment in these abilities can range from mild to very severe (nearly impossible to communicate in any form).

Does Broca's aphasia affect reading and writing?

Writing in Broca's aphasia tends to be impaired analogously to speech output, but reading ability may be only mildly impaired; writing will exhibit misspellings, letter omissions, poor formation of letters, and agrammatism.