Aphasia Flashcards
Aphasia is caused by injury to the brain, most commonly _________
Stroke
Aphasia occurs in ________-_______% of people who have strokes
24-50%
Describe Non-Fluent and Fluent Aphasia
Non-Fluent: missing function words, lacking prosody, slow and effortful
Fluent: fluent speech with impaired comprehension
What are the three subtypes of non-fluent aphasia?
Global, Broca’s, Transcortical motor, and Mixed transcortical
What are the three subtypes of fluent aphasia?
Wernicke’s, Conduction, Transcortical Sensory, and Anomic
Global Aphasia often resolves into _________ _________
Broca’s Aphasia
What is the least severe type of aphasia?
Anomic
Primary Progressive Aphasia is a branch of _________
dementia
Most spontaneous recovery from aphasia happens in the first __________________
2-3 months
What are the 10 principles of neuroplasticity ?
- Use it or Lose it
- Time matters
- Use it and improve it
- Salience matters
- Specificity matters
- Age matters
- Repetition Matters
- Transference Matters
- Intensity Matters
- Interference Matters
What are the two main types of therapy approaches in Aphasia?
Restorative/Linguistic
Compensatory/Substitutive
Explain the Restorative/Linguistic Strategy in Aphasia treatment
Based on regaining a skill that has been impaired (ie, increasing vocabulary)
Explain the Compensatory/Substitutive Strategy in Aphasia Treatment
Focuses on overall functional communication, providing whatever the client needs to get their message across
