Aphasia Types

Question 1

Nonfluent Aphasia

Answer 1

Broca’s
Transcortical motor
global
mixed transcortical

Question 2

language functions other than naming are generally normal

Answer 2

Anomia

Question 3

areas surrounding basal ganglia and thalamus

Answer 3

Locus of subcortical

Question 4

good to normal auditory comprehension but
Severe to mild naming prob.

only difference from Wernicke’s is good comprehension

Answer 4

Conduction

Question 5

Aphasia Treatment:

Naming

Answer 5

• words that are client specific and functional

- modeled and cued stimuli

Question 6

Different regions including angular gyrus and temporal gyrus

Answer 6

Locus of Anomic

Question 7

Good comprehension
word-finding problems
good repetition
semantic paraphasias

Answer 7

subcortical

Question 8

severe echolalia
reading and writing difficulties
associated with bilateral UMN and visual field deficits
*limited spontaneous speech

Answer 8

Mixed transcortical aphasia

Question 9

Aphasia Treatment:

Group Tx

Answer 9

• Follow period of individual treatment

- Target anything from total communication to conversation

Question 10

extensive damage to all language areas (perisylvian region),

-MCA

Answer 10

Locus of Global

Question 11

Additional Aphasia Treatments. target what…..

Answer 11

target reading and writing

Question 12

Aphasia Treatment:

Verbal Expression

Answer 12

increases length and complexity of target responses

Question 13

Supramarginal gyrus and arcuate fasciculus (between Broca’s and Wernicke’s)

Answer 13

Locus of Conduction

Question 14

Temporoparietal region (posterior portion of the middle temporal gyrus)

-posterior MCA

Answer 14

Locus of Transcortical sensory

Question 15

verbal and nonverbal apraxia
strong neurological symptoms
most severe form

Answer 15

Global

Question 16

Laborious
Halting
Telegraphic
akinesia
bradykinesia
apraxia
good repetition

Answer 16

Transcortical motor

Question 17

Anterior superior frontal lobe (below or above Broca’s)

–ACA and MCA

Answer 17

Locus of transcotical motor

Question 18

watershed areas/arterial border zone

Answer 18

Locus of Mixed transcortical aphasia

Question 19

Aphasia Treatment:

Auditory Comprehension

Answer 19

-single words, sentences, discourse

Question 20

Wernicke’s area in the posterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus

-posterior MCA

Answer 20

Locus of Wernicke’s

Question 21

Telgraphic
Effortful
Slow
Halting
Uneven speech

Answer 21

Broca’s

Question 22

Broca’s area in posterior inferior frontal gyrus-

–MCA

Answer 22

Locus of Broca’s

Question 23

Aphasia Treatment:

Social Approaches

Answer 23

goal:

1. natural interaction
2. conversation
3. functional communication
4. enhancement of life participation

Question 24

Fluent Aphasia

Answer 24

Wernickes
transcortical sensory
Conduction
Anomic
Subcortical

Question 25

Empty speech

Answer 25

Wernicke’s

Question 26

good repetition

Empty speech

Answer 26

Transcortical sensory

Question 27

Appropriate to promote expressive and receptive language performance in conversation for an individual with aphasia?

Answer 27

—Promoting Aphasics’ Communication Effectiveness