Aphasia Flashcards
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What is aphasia
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Speech disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain responsible for language, generally left side of the brain.
2
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What are the two broad categories of aphasia
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Fluent and Non Fluent
3
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What type of aphasia commonly occurs when the temporal lobe is damaged
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Wernickes (fluent aphasia)
4
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What type of aphasia commonly occurs when the frontal lobe is damaged
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Brocas (non fluent aphasia)
5
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How does wernickes aphasia typically present
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may speak in long, complete sentences that have no meaning, adding unnecessary words and even creating made-up words, also may have difficulty understanding speech
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