Conduction aphasia arises from damage to which pathway, and what is the primary deficit?

• A. Arcuate fasciculus; impaired repetition with fluent speech and relatively preserved comprehension
• B. Wernicke's area; fluent speech with poor comprehension
• C. Broca's area; nonfluent speech with poor repetition
• D. Arcuate fasciculus; impaired repetition with fluent speech and relatively preserved comprehension

Answer: (D)