Additions to Semantic dementia

Question 1

semantic paraphasia (SD)

Answer 1

the entire word is substituted for the intended word. Similar meaning. Like son instead of daughter

Question 2

Neologisms (SD)

Answer 2

is the use of non real words in place of intended word. Like calling toothbrush a slunker. Common in Wernicke’s or fluent aphasia

Question 3

Phonemic paraphasia (SD)

Answer 3

is when sound substitution or rearrangement is made. Like dat instead of hat.

Question 4

Logopenic aphasia

Answer 4

is impaired single word retrieval, impaired repetition of phrases and sentences and speech sound errors. Some is not able to say, some not knowing. Three or more of the following.
Spared motor speech
Spared single word comprehension
Absence of agrammatism

Question 5

Lewy bodies dementia

Answer 5

Characterised by fluctuating cognition, hallucination, parkinsonsims, REM disorder

Question 6

Wernicke and korsakoff

Answer 6

Wernicke; double vision, cerebellar disturbance, motor coordinationproblems
Korsakoff: deficit in learning, weak encoding, memroy retreivel bad both recent and long term.