Aphasia

Question 1

Fluent aphasia

Answer 1

Word output and speech production functional
Empty speech/jargon
Speech lacks substance
Use of neologisms

Question 2

neologisms

Answer 2

substitution w/in a word that is so severe it makes the word unrecognizable

Question 3

Non-fluent aphasia

Answer 3

poor word output and dysprosodic speech
poor articulation and increased effort for speech
content is present, but impaired syntactical words

Question 4

Wernike’s Aphasia location

Answer 4

posterior region of superior temporal gyrus

Question 5

type of fluent aphasia

Answer 5

Wernike’s Aphasia

Conduction Aphasia

Question 6

Wernike’s Aphasia strengths

Answer 6

good articulation, use of paraphasiasis

Motor impairment not typical

Question 7

Wernike’s Aphasia impairments

Answer 7

writing

poor naming ability

Question 8

Conduction Aphasia location

Answer 8

supra marginal gyrus, arcuate fascicles

Question 9

Conduction Aphasia strengths

Answer 9

intact fluency, good comprehension

Reading intact

Question 10

Conduction Aphasia limitations

Answer 10

severe impairment w/ reputation

speech interrupted by word-finding difficulties

writing impaired

Question 11

Types of non-fluent aphasia

Answer 11

Broca’s Aphasia

Global Aphasia

Question 12

Broca’s Aphasia location

Answer 12

3rd convolution of frontal lobe

Question 13

most common form of aphasia

Answer 13

Broca’s Aphasia

Question 14

Broca’s Aphasia strengths

Answer 14

intact auditory and reading comprehension

Question 15

Broca’s Aphasia limitations

Answer 15

impaired repetition and naming skills

frustration w/ language skill error

paraphasis (unintended sound) common

motor involvement typical

Question 16

Global Aphasia location

Answer 16

frontal, temporal, parietal lobes

Question 17

Global Aphasia strategies for communication

Answer 17

nonverbal

Question 18

Global Aphasia limitations

Answer 18

comprehension (reading/writing) severely impaired
impaired naming, writing, repetition skills
may involuntarily verbalize, usually w/o correct content

Question 19

Aphasia is typically caused by a CVA to what hemisphere?

Answer 19

L

Question 20

agraphia

Answer 20

inability to write