A 62-year-old man with diabetes mellitus is referred to a psychiatrist by his family because he is not making any sense. When he is asked what is wrong. He answers, "thar szing is phrumper zu stalking". This expression has normal intonation, but no one in his family can understand it. The man verbally responds to other questions with similar utterances, but fails to successfully execute any instructions. The diagnosis most likely is:
a. Schizophrenic world salad.
b. Conduction aphasia.
c. Wernicke's aphasia
d. Balint's syndrome.
e. Drug intoxication
Ans: c. Wernicke's aphasia
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