Aphasia Flashcards
1
Q
Aphasia is an ?
caused by ?
A
acquired language disorder
brain damage or disease
2
Q
modalities affected
production
comprehension
A
speaking
reading
sign language
gesture
auditory
writing
sign language
gesture
3
Q
Aphasia is not a a due to due to due to
A
developmental or congenital language disorder -motor speech or articulation disorder psychological/psychiatric conditions -sensory deficits -cognitive deficits
4
Q
anomia=
core symptom of
difficulty may differ across ? also depends on?
A
impaired naming or word-finding
aphasia
semantic category, word frequency, etc.
5
Q
Broca and Wernicke Areas:
Broca’s area
wernicke’s area:
A
involved in production of spoken language
involved in comprehension of spoken and written language
6
Q
Broca’s Aphasia
clinical features: - - impaired impaired reading may be impaired
A
expressive, non-fluent aphasia -anomia -repetition -writing impaired comprehension for complex syntax
7
Q
Wernicke's aphasia - - -poor -impaired -impaired
A
receptive, fluent aphasia word salad, lots of neologisms and paraphasia comprehension repetition writing, reading and repetition
8
Q
Arcuate Fasciculus
A
major association in left hemisphere
connects broca and wernicke
9
Q
Global Aphasia
- sum of
- sometimes
- poor
A
deficits of broca and wernicke aphasia
- non-fluent sometimes mute
- comprehension
