Abstract
Detailed bedside aphasia testing and its clinical implication were described. Aphasic symptoms are useful indicators in investigating patients having stroke. For example, side of hemispheric lesion, type of stroke, and lesion location are related to aphasic symptomatology.
Bedside aphasia examination can be summarized as testing verbal output (spontaneous speech, naming, repetition), auditory comprehension, and writing and reading abilities. Attention should be paid not only upon deficits themselves but also upon error pattern in verbal realization and severity of the aphasic symptoms.
