[note: Expressive dysphasia = Non-fluent speech; Patient fully understands what was being said to him/her but could not answer appropriately; they usually have difficulty finding words and there's a reduced rate of word production. Caused by damage(s) to a specific area in the brain called the Broca's Area]
Why? It's because I can NEVER describe things coherently every single time I get quizzed by lecturers/doctors alike. Oh sure, I can fire short responses quite easily (provided I have an inkling of what the topic is first), but give me a long question, say, "tell me more about the neuronal pathway of the light pupillary reflex" [incidently, I've been asked the same question TWICE (or was it thrice?) already] - my mind raced and immediately sought the answer, BUT I CANNOT ANSWER THE FREAKING GODDAMN QUESTION IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!
I CAN ENVISION, HECK NO, EVEN DRAW THOSE BLASTED PATHWAYS WITH MY EYES CLOSED, SINCE I'VE DRAWN THEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALREADY, OK!!!
BUT TELL ME TO DESCRIBE THEM IN WORDS, AND WHAT DID I DO IN THE END? MUMBLED, STUMBLED AND STUFFED-UP THE WHOLE THING!!!
BLERARRGH!!!!
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It's fine with me stumbling around when I don't know the answers, but the fact that I actually knew....
...IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
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Perhaps I should get my brain scanned for any possible lesions in my language centres (especially the Broca's speech area)
Or maybe....
I should just kick myself in the @$$ for being such a complete dope. ><"
Labels: Medicine/Hospitals/Medics, Random thoughts
