aphasia types

Question 1

which aphasia is not fluent, cannot comprehend, and cannot repeat?

Answer 1

global

Question 2

which aphasia is not fluent, cannot comprehend, but can repeat?

Answer 2

mixed transcortical

Question 3

which aphasia is not fluent, can comprehend, but cannot repeat?

Answer 3

brocas

Question 4

which aphasia is not fluent, can comprehend, and can repeat?

Answer 4

transcortical motor

Question 5

which aphasia is fluent, cannot comprehend, and cannot repeat?

Answer 5

wernicke’s

Question 6

which aphasia is fluent, cannot comprehend, but can repeat?

Answer 6

transcortical sensory

Question 7

which aphasia is fluent, can comprehend, but cannot repeat?

Answer 7

conduction

Question 8

which aphasia is fluent, can comprehend, and can repeat?

Answer 8

anomic

Question 9

what are the characteristics associated with broca’s?

Answer 9

telegraphic speech
agrammatical
speak slowly and takes long pauses
comprehension is relatively intact

Question 10

what’s a way to remember broca’s characteristics?

Answer 10

broca’s = broken speech

Question 11

what are the associated signs with broca’s?

Answer 11

right side hemiplegia
- weak motor movement
-more weakness in arm than leg

Question 12

true or false: only a lesion in Broca’s area causes broca’s aphasia

Answer 12

false; lesions in broca’s area alone do not result in broca’s aphasia

Question 13

persisting broca’s aphasia results only from extensive lesions in the territory of the —- —- of the —- —-

Answer 13

upper division; left MCA

Question 14

what are the characteristics of transcortical motor aphasia?

Answer 14

-trouble imitating speech
-good auditory comprehension

Question 15

what are the associated signs of TMA?

Answer 15

right hemiplegia
-more weakness in leg than arm

Question 16

what are the characteristics of wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 16

normal intonation and stress patterns
syntactic correct sentences
not usually aware that they have comprehension issues

Question 17

what are associated signs of wernicke’s

Answer 17

visual field blindness

Question 18

what are the characteristics of transcortical sensory aphasia?

Answer 18

good articulation skills and some syntax
poor auditory comprehension
repetition is relatively preserved

Question 19

where is the lesion for TSA typically?

Answer 19

parietal or watershed areas
tempo-occipital region

Question 20

what are the characteristics of global aphasia?

Answer 20

nonfluent and sometimes mute
impaired abilities

Question 21

what are the associated signs of global?

Answer 21

could have…
heminotsia
visual field loss
hemiplegia

Question 22

where is the legion typically located for global?

Answer 22

mostly the MCA

Question 23

Mixed transcortical aphasia is also known as

Answer 23

isolation aphasia

Question 24

people who have conduction aphasia can — more than they can —

Answer 24

say; repeat

Question 25

where is the lesion localization for anomic aphasia?

Answer 25

near wernicke’s

Question 26

what are the characteristics for anomic aphasia?

Answer 26

word retrieval is poor
repetition is good

Question 27

what are the associated signs for anomic?

Answer 27

none; too inconsistent

Question 28

what is the lesion localization for anomic?

Answer 28

no consistency; different lesions can cause anomic aphasia