Following a stroke, a 71-year-old woman experiences a cognitive-linguistic disorder. Which of the following is true about expressive aphasia?

Choice A reason: This describes receptive difficulties rather than expressive aphasia; expressive aphasia primarily affects language production rather than comprehension. Choice B reason: Wernicke’s area damage causes receptive aphasia, characterized by impaired comprehension and fluent but nonsensical speech. Expressive aphasia results from damage to Broca’s area. Choice C reason: Expressive aphasia, or Broca’s aphasia, is characterized by intact comprehension but impaired speech production. Patients may struggle to form complete sentences and have telegraphic speech. Choice D reason: Inability to recognize an object by touch is astereognosis, unrelated to expressive aphasia or language deficits.