Aphasias Flashcards
higher-order inability to speak
Aphasia
motor inability to speak
Dysarthria
Nonfluent aphasia with intact comprehension
Broca Aphasia
Fluent aphasia with impaired comprehension and repitition
Wernicke Aphasia
Nonfluent aphasia with impaired comprehension.
Global Aphasia
Poor repetition but fluent speech, intact comprehension
Conduction Aphasia
Nonfluent aphasia with good comprehension and repitition
Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Poor comprehension with fluent speech and repitition
Transcortical sensory Aphasia
Nonfluent speech, poor comprehension, good repetition
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
Inferior frontal gyrus of frontal lobe
Broca’s Area
Superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe
Wernicke’s Area
Left superior temporal lobe and/or left supramarginal gyrus
Conduction Aphasia
Can’t repeat phrases, “No ifs, ands, or buts”
Conduction Aphasia