Basic CNS Anatomy + Aphasia

Question 1

What occurs with lesion to the Frontal Lobe

Answer 1

Apraxia and Aphasia (Broca’s)
Controls: Planing, programming and movement
Emotion, behavior control, personality changes
Olfaction Altered

“A CEO”

Question 2

What occurs with lesion to the Temporal Lobe?

Answer 2

Hearing
Language Comprehension
Aphasia; Wernicke’s

Question 3

What occurs with Broca’s Aphasia?

Answer 3

“Non-Fluent Aphasia”

Patient has slow, hesitant speech

“BEN has Broca’s”
- Broken Speech
- Expressive Aphasia
- Non-Fluent Aphasia

Question 4

What occurs with Wernicke’s Aphasia

Answer 4

Patient cannot comprehend
Neologisms; Word Salad

Receptive Aphasia: cannot recieve information.
Fluent Aphasia

Question 5

Treatment option for those with Broca’s Aphasia?

Answer 5

Yes/No type of questioning

Question 6

Treatment option for those with Wernicke’s Aphasia?

Answer 6

Gestures and Demonstration
Flashcards with pictures

Question 7

What occurs with lesion to the Parietal Lobe?

Answer 7

Perceptual disorders
Sensory Loss

Question 8

What occurs with lesion to the Occipital Lobe?

Answer 8

Visual Loss
Contralateral Homonymous Hemianopia
Agnosia; inability to identify previously know objects

Question 9

Location of The Cranial Nerves?
Cerebrum:
Midbrain:
Pons:
Medulla:

Answer 9

Location of The Cranial Nerves?
Cerebrum: 1, 2 “CE”
Midbrain: 3, 4 “MI”
Pons: 5, 6, 7, 8 “PONS”
Medulla: 9, 10, 11, 12 “MEDU”

CE - MI - PONS - MEDU