Aphasia

Question 1

Name the fluent aphasias

Answer 1

Wernicke’s aphasia
Conduction aphasia
Transcortial sensory aphasia
Anomic Aphasia

Question 2

Name the non-fluent aphasias

Answer 2

Broca’s
Global aphasia
Transcortial motor aphasia

Question 3

Name the features of global aphasia

Answer 3

Poor auditory comprehension
non-fluent verbal expression
poor repetition
poor naming
poor reading comprehension
poor writing

Question 4

Name the features of broca’s aphasia

Answer 4

relatively good auditory comprehension
non fluent verbal output
poor repetition
goodish reading comprehension
poor writing

Question 5

Name the features of transcortical motor aphasia

Answer 5

relatively good auditory comprehension
non fluent verbal expression
good repetition
poor naming
poor reading comprehension
poor writing

Question 6

name the features of Wernicke’s aphasia

Answer 6

poor auditory comprehension
fluent expression- minimal content
poor repetition
poor naming
poor, but occasionally better reading comprehension (compared to auditory)
poor writing

Question 7

Name the features of conduction aphasia

Answer 7

good auditory comprehension
relatively fluent verbal expression
poor repetition
poor naming
goodish reading comprehension
poor writing

Question 8

name the features of transcortical sensory aphasia

Answer 8

poor auditory comprehension
fluent verbal expression
good repetition, echolalic
good reading comprehension
poor writing

Question 9

name the features of anomic aphasia

Answer 9

good auditory comprehension
fluent verbal expression, circumlocutory
good repetition
poor namin
good reading comprehension
good/impaired writing