Aphasia Flashcards
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What does aphasia give difficulty with
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Word retrevial
- expressing wants/needs
- decreased syntax
1
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Aphasia
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Acquired neurogenic disorder impacts left hemisphere and affects language modalities
2
Q
Comprehending written material
Recognizing sight words
Sounding out words
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Reading difficulties
3
Q
Writing or copying letters, words, sentences
Substituting letters or words
Writing run on sentences
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Writing difficulties
4
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What are common causes of aphasia
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TBI Stroke Brain tumors Brain surgery Brain infections
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Q
Wernicke’s aphasia
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Fluent, word retrieval errors
Jargon, grammatical but no content
6
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Broca’s
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Non fluent
Sloe and labored
Impaired
