aphasia Flashcards
a. broca’s
b. transcortical motor aphasia
c. global
d. wernicke’s
- nonfluent
- sparse verbal output with short phrase length
- effortful speech
- agrammatism
- relatively preserved auditory comprehension
- aware of errors
- poor repetition
- lesion in frontal lobe
- often right hemiparesis, apraxia of speech, dysarthria
a. brocas (pg.267)
a. broca’s
b. transcortical motor aphasia
c. global
d. wernicke’s
- nonfluent
- sparse output
- difficulty initiating and organizing verbal response
- relatively perceived auditory comprehension
- preserved repetition
- frontal lobe lesion
- sometimes in the territory of MCA and ACA
- motot inertia for non speech activities
b. transcortical motor aphasia (pg.267)
a. broca’s
b. transcortical motor aphasia
c. global
d. wernicke’s
- nonfluent
- severely restricted output, one word phrases
- may use swear words
- preservations of vocal intonation for affective expression
- poor auditory comprehension
- all language modalities impaired
- large lesion affecting frontal, parental, and temporal lobes
c. global aphasia (pg.267)
a. broca’s
b. transcortical motor aphasia
c. global
d. wernicke’s
- fluent
- paraphasic
- cimcumlocutory
- amonic verbal output
- empty speech
- poor auditory comprehension
- poor repetition
- lesion in the temporal lobe
d. wernicke’s (pg.267)
a. conduction aphasia
b. transcorital sensory aphasia
c. anomic aphasia
- fluent, paraphasic output
- string of successive attempts to self-correct
- may seem hesitant
- good auditory comprehension
- poor repetition
- lesion in the supramarginal gyrus region of the parietal/temporal lobe
a. conduction aphasia (pg.267)
a. conduction aphasia
b. transcorital sensory aphasia
c. anomic aphasia
- verbal output similar to wernicke’s except repetition is preserved
- fluent
- poor auditory comprehension
- strikingly preserved repetition
- legion border zone regions of the middle cerebral artery-territories sparing wernicke’s
b. transcortical sensory aphasia (pg. 267)
a. conduction aphasia
b. transcorital sensory aphasia
c. anomic aphasia
- fluent
- well-articualted, but anomic output
- empty speech
- relatively preserved auditory comprehension
- preserved repetition
- a variety of lesion locations
- often in posterior language regions
c. anomic aphasia (pg.267)
true/false: it is a language impairment and not speech impairment that is the critical feature of aphasia
true (pg.256)
what are the 5 components of aphasia?
- lexical retrieval deficits
- agrammatism
- impaired auditory comprehension
- verbal repetition
- reading and writing deficits
(pg. 256)
______ is difficulty finding words and is the core feature of every aphasia syndrome
anomia (pg. 256)
______ is difficulty with the expression and/or comprehension of the grammatical units of language
agrammatism (pg.256)
a. deep dyslexia
b. surface dyslexia
c. pure alexia
d. letter-by- letter reading
e. agraphia
- cannot access grapheme-to-phoneme conversion
- use whole-word reading route
- produce semantic paralexic errors in oral reading (e.g reading doctor as nurse)
- cannot read nonwords or semanticlly empty words (e.g for, by to)
a. deep dyslexia (pg.256)
a. deep dyslexia
b. surface dyslexia
c. pure alexia
d. letter-by- letter reading
e. agraphia
- limited access to meaning on a whole-word basis
- can only use grapheme to phoneme conversion
- good with regular spelling, but not irregular spelling
b. surface dyslexia (pg.256)
a. deep dyslexia
b. surface dyslexia
c. pure alexia
d. letter-by- letter reading
e. agraphia
- complete inability to read aloud
- cannot recognize letters or words
- can write normally, but cannot read what they write
- understand tactile writing on their skin
- caused by a loss of specifically visual input into the language areas
c. pure alexia without agraphia (pg.257)
a. deep dyslexia
b. surface dyslexia
c. pure alexia
d. letter-by- letter reading
e. agraphia
- less severe form of a visual input based reading disorder
- there is preservation of individual letter reading but readers cannot read words a a whole word
- tend to read each letter aloud and then construct internally what the word is by using their comprehension of oral spelling
d. letter by letter reading (pg.257
a. deep dyslexia
b. surface dyslexia
c. pure alexia
d. letter-by- letter reading
e. agraphia
- difficulty retrieving words for writing
- various spelling errors
- caused by the linguistic disorder, not by the fact that the PWA may be using their non dominant hand
- inability to write but no other language problems (this is the pure form)
e. agraphia (pg.257)
what are the 4 other disorders that commonly accompany aphasia?
- perseveration
- apraxia
- agnosia
- nonverbal cognitive impairment
(pg. 257)
_____-is the inappropriate repetition of a response or continuation of a behavior when it is no longer required or appropriate
perseveration (pg.257)
a. recurrent perseveration
b. continuous perseveration
-production of a previously made response after a filled delay
a. recurrent (pg.257)
a. recurrent perseveration
b. continuous perseveration
-this immediate repetition of the same response that was just made; the person cannot stop making the same response
b. continuous perseveration (pg.257)
_____is the disorder of the execution of learned movement that is not caused by motor weakness, incoordianiton, or sensory loss and is not due to failure to understand the command
apraxia (pg.257)
-they know the idea of the movement they want to perform but cannot get the body to perform them correctly due to a disconnection in neuroanatomical pathways
______is a sensorimotor speech disorder with symptoms of impaired volitional production of articulation and prosody that does not result from abnormal muscle strength, tone or timing; nor does it arise from aphasia, confusion, generalized intellectual impairment or hearing loss
apraxia of speech (pg.257)
___ are disorders of recognition of objects, people, sounds, colors, etc that are not a result of primary sensory deficits
agnosia (pg.257)
true/false: agnosia are generally associated with cortical brain damage in regions of the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes
true (pg.257)
a. visual agnosia
b. prosopagnosia
c. anosognosia
- this inability to recognize what visual objects or pictures of objects are
- it is not simply a failure to name them but rather to understand the meanings of them
a. visual angoisa (pg.258)
a. visual agnosia
b. prosopagnosia
c. anosognosia
-the inability to recognize faces
b. prosopagnosia (pg.258)
a. visual agnosia
b. prosopagnosia
c. anosognosia
-the inability to recognize one’s own illness,
c. anosognosia (pg.258)
true/false: parental lobe lesions are likely to result in some degree of executive system impairment, causing problems in numerous cognitive functions
true: frontal lobe lesions (pg.258)
the region of the language zone is fed almost entirely by the _______ artery; therefore aphasia is typically caused by a stroke within the territory of this artery
left middle cerebral artery (pg.258)
what zone is important for verbal expression of language and for grammatical competence?
Broca’s (pg.258)
what zone is import for auditory comprehension of language?
wernicke’s (pg.259)
a. anterior lesions
b. posterior lesions
- lead to nonfluent aphasia
- if involves left precental sulcus (aka motor strip) , there will be some right heisparesis
a. anterior lesions (pg.259)
a. anterior lesions
b. posterior lesions
- leads to fluent aphasia
- there will not be any concomitant motor impairment
- if damage affects the postcentral sulcus (aka the sensory strip) there will likely be some sensory impairment on the right side of the body
b. posterior lesions (pg.259)
what hemisphere is dominant for language processing?
left hemisphere (pg.259)
only about 1% of right-handers and 30% of left-handers do not show the typical patterns of dominance; this is referred to as ________ dominance
anomalous (pg.259)
what are the 4 common etiologies of aphasia?
- cerebrovascular disease
- traumatic brain injury
- brain tumors
- neurodegenerative disease
(pg. 259)
what is the leading cause of aphasia?
cerebrovascular disease (pg.259)
risk factors for cerebrovascular disease include what 5 things?
- high cholesterol
- diabetes
- smoking
- hypertension
- heart disease
(pg. 260)
______ is a temporary loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of blood flow to a brain region.
- it is seen as a working sign for a stroke
- include difficulty speaking, clumsiness, numbness and visual disturbance
transient ischemic attack (pg.260)
what does FAST stand for?
F=face (facial droop) A=arm (motor difficulties) S= speech (speech abnormalities) T=time (emergency attention should be obtained immediately) (pg.260)
a. embolus
b. thrombosis
c. thrombosis-embolic
____ is a clot formed in another body area that can travel up to the brain and then interrupt blood flow
a. embolus (pg.260)
a. embolus
b. thrombosis
c. thrombosis-embolic
____ is a clot that can form in the blood vessels of the brain and results in a blockage but has not travelled from another region
b. thrombosis (pg.260)
a. embolus
b. thrombosis
c. thrombosis-embolic
___ is a combination of an embolus and a throbs or a storke that could possibly be caused by either
c. thrombosis-embolic stroke (pg.260)
a. occlusive stroke
b. hemorrhagic stroke
-may be caused by an embolus or a thrombosis or a combination of the 2
a. occlusive stroke (pg.260)
a. occlusive stroke
b. hemorrhagic stroke
-results when there is a rupture of the vessels in the brain rather than a blockage of blood flow
b. hemorrhagic (pg.260)
a. ruptured aneurysm
b. arteriovenous malformation
c. an intracerebral hemorrhage
d. subdural or subarachnoid
e. brain hemorrhages
-is a balloted-out area of a blood vessel wall that becomes very thin and subsequently breaks
a. ruptured aneurysm
pg. 260
a. ruptured aneurysm
b. arteriovenous malformation
c. an intracerebral hemorrhage
d. subdural or subarachnoid
e. brain hemorrhages
-is a tangled mass of brain blood vessels that is often congenital and the subsequently ruptures or leaks
b. arteriovenous malformation (pg.260)
a. ruptured aneurysm
b. arteriovenous malformation
c. an intracerebral hemorrhage
d. subdural or subarachnoid
e. brain hemorrhages
-is caused by a rupture of a vessel within the neural tissue of the brain
c. an intercerebral hemorrhage (pg. 260)
a. ruptured aneurysm
b. arteriovenous malformation
c. an intracerebral hemorrhage
d. subdural or subarachnoid
e. brain hemorrhages
-is coursed by a rupture of vessels in the meningeal covering of the brain that might affect brain tissues beneath the meninges
d. subdural or subarachnoid (pg.260)
a. ruptured aneurysm
b. arteriovenous malformation
c. an intracerebral hemorrhage
d. subdural or subarachnoid
e. brain hemorrhages
-requires emergency intervention to prevent an increase of pressure and to drain excess blood resulting from the hemorrhage
e. brain hemorrhage (pg.260)
TBI
a. focal injuries
b. diffuse damage
-sometime have both coup (sire of impact) and countercoup (opposite side of impact), caused by the brain impacting different areas of the skull depending on how the TBI occurs
a. focal injuries (pg.260)
TBI
a. focal injuries
b. diffuse damage
- axonal injury often occurring in high-speech motor accidents
- many long branches of axons within the brain become damaged, often resulting in significant motor and cognitive difficulties
b. diffuse damage (pg.260)
what is a common site of damage in TBI?
unilateral or bilateral prefrontal damage resulting in significant problems with emotional and behavioral regulation and executive functioning impairments
(pg. 260)
what are causes of TBI?
- car accidents
- falls
- blows to the head
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy (multiple concussions)
- blast injuries
- gunshot words
- closed heard injuries
(pg. 260-261)
____ is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder affecting multiple domains of cognition, memory, language, visuospatial skills and behavior
dementia (pg.260)
what are the 4 different dementia syndromes
- alzheimers disease
- frontotemporal dementia
- vascular dementia
- dementia with levy bodies
(pg. 261)
a. boston diagnostic aphasia examination
b. boston naming test
c. western aphasia battery -revised
d. aphasia diagnostic profiles
- provides an aphasia profile on the rating scale profile of speech characteristics that can be compared to profiles consistent with one of the seven aphasia syndromes
- the examiner also assigns a subjective severity rating
- may take 2-6 hours to administer
- comprehensive assessment that include both standard and extended test subtests
a. boston diagnostic aphasia examination (pg.261)
a. boston diagnostic aphasia examination
b. boston naming test
c. western aphasia battery -revised
d. aphasia diagnostic profiles
-published as part of the BDAE, is a 60 item test of picture confrontation naming ability
b. boston naming test (pg.261)
a. boston diagnostic aphasia examination
b. boston naming test
c. western aphasia battery -revised
d. aphasia diagnostic profiles
- assess similar language abilities as the BDAE but it somewhat quicker to administer
- scores result in an aphasia quotient, a cortical quotient, an auditory comprehension quotient, a verbal expression quotient, a reading quotient, and a writing quotient
c. westen aphasia battery-revised (pg.261)
a. boston diagnostic aphasia examination
b. boston naming test
c. wester-n aphasia battery -revised
d. aphasia diagnostic profiles
- profiles that can be analyzed from results include the aphasia classification profile, the aphasia severity profile, the alternative communication profile, error profiles, and the behavioral profile
- gives profiles similar to the BDAE and the WAB
d. aphasia diagnostic profiles (pg.261)
a. cognitive linguistic quick test
b. porch index of communicative abilities revised
c. minnesota test for the differential diagnosis of aphasia
-provides assessment of language ability as well as assessments of nonverbal cognitive abilities in attention, memory, executive function and visuospatial skills
a. cognitive linguistic quick test (pg.262)
a. cognitive linguistic quick test
b. porch index of communicative abilities revised
c. minnesota test for the differential diagnosis of aphasia
- 18 subtests samples gestural, verbal and graphic abilities ar different levels of difficulty
- known for its multidimensional scoring system that describes accuracy, responsiveness, completeness, promptness and efficacy of response
b. porch index of communicative abilities revised (pg.262)
a. cognitive linguistic quick test
b. porch index of communicative abilities revised
c. minnesota test for the differential diagnosis of aphasia
- one of the first comprehensive assessments for aphasia
- is no longer in print
c. minnesota test for the differential diagnosis of aphasia (pg.262)
non standardized assessment tools for aphasia
a. communication actives of daily living
b. functional assessment of communication skills
c. communicative effectiveness index
d. boston assessment of severe aphasia
-assesses communication activities in seven areas: reading, writing, and using numbers, social interaction, divergent communication, nonverbal communication, sequential relationships, and humor/metaphor
a.communication activities of daily living (pg.262(
non standardized assessment tools for aphasia
a. communication actives of daily living
b. functional assessment of communication skills
c. communicative effectiveness index
d. boston assessment of severe aphasia
-43 item test competed by interviewing the PWA and family members to determine functional communication in several domains
b. functional assessment of communication skills (pg.262)
non standardized assessment tools for aphasia
a. communication actives of daily living
b. functional assessment of communication skills
c. communicative effectiveness index
d. boston assessment of severe aphasia
- 60 item assessment tool that is specifically for people with severe aphasia, that is designed to capture islands of preserved ability
- scoring system captures both verbal and nonverbal responses to a variety of stimuli
d. boston assessment of severe aphasia (pg.262)
non standardized assessment tools for aphasia
a. communication actives of daily living
b. functional assessment of communication skills
c. communicative effectiveness index
d. boston assessment of severe aphasia
-a checklist filled out by caregivers that asks questions referring to 16 different communication situations
c. communicative effectiveness index (pg.262)
who developed the the process approach to assess aphasia?
edith kaplan (pg.262)
what are the 6 steps of the process approach?
- record exact error responses and behaviors made during the assessment
- record all off-task behaviors produced
- note any self-cueing attempts as well as responses to cues provided by the examiner
- conduct a qualitative analysis of error responses after the completion of the test
- analyze data to form a hypotheses about the PWA
- use hypotheses to determine the best approaches to remediation
(pg. 262)
what kind of tasks can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of verbal expression in PWA (11 areas)
- spontaneous narrative expression in response to open ended questions
- complex picture description taks
- retelling a story such as a fable
- response to social greetings
- naming of items
- responsive naming (e.g. what do we tell time with
- word list generation
- repetition of single word, phrases and sentences
- oral reading
- production of overleanred sequences such as the alphabet
- sing a familiar song
(pg. 262-263)
what should the clinician be looking for when evaluating verbal expression in PWA (10 areas)
- is the output fluent or confluent
- is there evidence of agrammatism
- is there evidence of a word-finding problem
- are there any obvious category-speficif deficits
- how intelligible is the verbal output
- what is the prosodic contour
- are there paraphasic errors
8.is there preserved repetition - is there preservation
- do they use other communication modalities
(263)
a. fluent
b. nonfluent
____ is verbal expression in which the amount of words produced per utterance is similar to or greater than a nonaphaic individual regardless of whether the words make sense of not
-generally 7 words are produced
a. fluent (pg.263)
a. fluent
b. nonfluent
____ is verbal expression in which the amount of words produced per utterance is less than a typical non aphasic individual
-3-5 word per phrase
b. nonfluent (pg.263)
____ are word substitution error
paraphasia (pg. 263)
a. semantic paraphasia
b. phonemic paraphasia
c. verbal paraphasia
d. neoglism
-share elements of meaning with the target word, such as saying “lion” for the target word “tiger”
a. semantic paraphasia (pg.263)
a. semantic paraphasia
b. phonemic paraphasia
c. verbal paraphasia
d. neoglism
-share elements of phonology with the target, such as saying “piger” for the word “tiger”
b. phonemic paraphasia (pg.263)
a. semantic paraphasia
b. phonemic paraphasia
c. verbal paraphasia
d. neoglism
-another real word substitution that is not semantically or phonemically related, such as saying “auto” for “tiger”
c. verbal paraphasia (pg.263)
a. semantic paraphasia
b. phonemic paraphasia
c. verbal paraphasia
d. neoglism
-a nonword with no apparent relation to the target word, such as “palipon” for “tiger”
d. neoglism (pg.263)
how to assess auditory comprehension in PWA? (6 areas)
- word discrimination (pointing to pictures)
- following commands
- answering yes/no questions
- comprehension of grammatical forms and complex syntactic construction
- comprehension of geographical place names by pointing to locations named by the examiner on a map
- comprehension of typical conversational discourse
(pg. 263-264)
how to assess reading comprehension in PWA? (5 areas)
- word-picture matching
- sentence-picture matching
- lexical decision (point to real words from a group of words and nonwords)
- sentence and paragraph comprehension
- functional reading of newspapers, etc
(pg. 264)
how to assess writing in PWA (6 areas)
- check for spelling errors
- signature
- writing over learned sequences
- write numbers to dictation
- written confrontation naming
- functional writing tasks
(pg. 264)
True/false: a right-handed PWA who has a hemiparetic right arm and hand should be tested with there non dominant left hand for writing
true (pg.264)
True/false: an SLP should conduct a cognitive exam when assessing PWA
False: the assessment should be done by a psychologist or neuropsychologist (pg.264)
what nonlinguistic cognitive functions interact with language skills?
- memory
- attention
- executive functioning
- visuospatial functioning
(pg. 264)
why is it important to assess limb and oral-facial apraxia during assessment of PWA?
because presence of limb and or oral apraxia may affect performance on a number of tasks especially is the PWA is asked to follow commands (pg.265)
when working with multilingual PWA, SLP’s need to determine what language was their dominate language ______
pre-aphasia (pg.265)
true/false: treatment should be provided in the language requested by PWA and their family
true (pg.266)