Anatomical Pathologies Flashcards
Pt presents w/ dyspraxia
Problem w/ what?
Supramarginal gyrus
Pt can’t perform sequence of motor task from memory
Problem w/ what?
SMA (supplementary motor area)
Pt can’t control voluntary extra ocular movements
Problem w/ what area of the cerebral cortex?
Frontal eye fields
Pt presents w/ expressive aphasia
Problem w/ what?
Broca’s area
Pt presents w/ receptive aphasia
Problem w/ what?
Wernicke’s area
Pt presents w/ ideational/ideamotor disorder
Problem w/ what?
supramarginal gyrus
Pt can’t remember how to tie a tie
Problem w/ what?
SMA (supramarginal gyrus)
Pt presents w/ dyslexia
Problem w/ what?
Angular gyrus
Pt presents w/ agraphia
Problem w/ what?
angular gyrus
Pt presents w/ left to right disorientation
Problem w/ what?
angular gyrus
Pt presents w/ cortical blindness
Problem w/ what?
Primary visual cortex
Pt presents w/ visual agnosia
Problem w/ what?
Association visual cortex
Pt presents w/ global aphasia
Problem w/ what?
Broca’s & Wernicke’s areas
Pt can’t repeat speech but can speak fine
Problem w/ what?
Arcuate fasciculus
Pt smells a pumpkin and cries
Problem w/ what?
Entorhinal cortex
Pt cries/laughs/gets angry randomly
Problem w/ what?
Hippocampus
Pt presents w/ short term memory loss, but can remember long term
Problem w/ what?
Hippocampus
Pt presents w/ PTSD
Problem w/ what emotional component?
Amygdala
Pt presents w/ PTSD
Problem w/ what sensory component?
Ascending portion of reticular formation
Pt presents w/o compassion/empathy/self-awareness
Problem w/ what?
Insular lobe
Pt sees a pumpkin and is very scared (it’s just a normal pumpkin)
Problem w/ what?
Superior colliculi
Pt hears a cat meow and begins to be very scared (the cat is small and nice)
Problem w/ what?
Inferior colliculi