Aphasia

Question 1

What type of aphasia is characterized by impaired repetition?

Answer 1

Conductive Aphasia

Conductive aphasia occurs when the patient can understand and produce speech but struggles with repeating phrases.

Question 2

Which part of the brain is affected in conductive aphasia?

Answer 2

Arcuate fasciculus

The arcuate fasciculus is a bundle of nerve fibers connecting Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area.

Question 3

What are the two areas of the brain connected by the arcuate fasciculus?

Answer 3

• Wernicke area
• Broca area

These areas are crucial for language comprehension and production.

Question 4

True or False: Conductive aphasia affects both comprehension and production of speech.

Answer 4

False

Patients typically have intact comprehension and production but impaired repetition.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: Conductive aphasia is primarily caused by a stroke affecting the _______.

Answer 5

arcuate fasciculus

This stroke leads to disconnection between language comprehension and production.

Question 6

What is global aphasia?

Answer 6

Presentation akin to having Broca and Wernicke aphasias at the same time, in addition to repetition being impaired.

Question 7

Which areas of the brain are affected in global aphasia?

Answer 7

Stroke of Broca + Wernicke areas + arcuate fasciculus.

Question 8

Presentation transcortical
sensory aphasia?

Answer 8

Presentation same as Wernicke but repetition intact.

Question 9

Presentation transcortical
motor aphasia?

Answer 9

Presentation same as Broca, but repetition intact.