Aphasia Flashcards

1
Q

Which aphasia do you see circumlocution

A

Anomic aphasia

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2
Q

Fluent aphasia with comprehension

A

+ repetition = Anomia

- repetition = conduction

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3
Q

Where is Broca’s area

A

Posterior inferior frontal lobe of dominant hemisphere

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4
Q

What vessel is affected in transcortical sensory aphasia

A

PCA

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5
Q

What kind of aphasia is melodic intonation used in

A

Broca’s

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6
Q

Nonfluent aphasia without comprehension

A

+ repetition = Transcortical mixed

- repetition = Global

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7
Q

What part of brain is injured in Anomic aphasia

A

Temporo-parietal injury, angular gyrus

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8
Q

Which vessel is affected in wernicke’s aphasia

A

Inferior division of mca

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9
Q

Recruitment of right hemisphere for communication by incorporating melodies or rhythms

A

Melodic intonation

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10
Q

What vessel is affected in transcortical motor aphasia

A

ACA

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11
Q

Incorrect substitution of words

A

Paraphasia

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12
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What part of brain is affected in transcortical mixed aphasia?

A

Border zones of frontal, parietal and temporal area

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13
Q

Well articulate but incomprehensible unintelligible speech

A

Jargon

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14
Q

Roundabout way of describing a word

A

Circumlocution

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15
Q

Which vessel is affect in broca’s aphasia

A

Superior division of mca

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16
Q

Which aphasia do you see paraphasias and neologisms

A

Wernicke’s

17
Q

What area of brain is injured in transcortical motor aphasia

A

Frontal lobe, anterior or superior to broca’s area.

18
Q

Repetition of words or vocalization

A

Echolalia

19
Q

Location of wernicke’s area

A

Posterior part of superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere

20
Q

What part of brain is affected in transcortical sensory aphasia

A

Posterio-inferior temporal lobe

21
Q

Difficulty recalling words

A

Anomia

22
Q

Which aphasia do you see alexia and agraphia

A

Wernicke’s

23
Q

Fluent aphasia

A

Wernicke’s
Conduction
Anomia
Transcortical sensory

24
Q

Nonfluent aphasia with comprehension

A

+ repetition = Transcortical motor

- repetition = Broca’s

25
Q

Fluent aphasia without comprehension

A

+ repetition = Transcortical sensory

- repetition = Wernicke’s

26
Q

What part of brain is injured in conduction aphasia

A

Parietal operculum (arcuate fasciculus)

27
Q

A new word that only has meaning to the patient

A

Neologism

28
Q

Repetition of nonsensical syllables

A

Stereotype

29
Q

Band of white matter that joins Broca’s and wernicke’s area

A

Arcuate fasciculus

30
Q

Nonfluent aphasia

A

Broca’s
Transcortical motor
Transcortical mixed
Global

31
Q

Absence of grammatical structure in sentence

A

Agrammatism