Cerebral Cortex and Brain lesions Flashcards
1
Q
Nonfluent aphasia with intact comprehension and impaired repetition?
A
Broca area—inferior frontal gyrus of frontal lobe.
Broca=>Boca
2
Q
Fluent aphasia with impaired comprehension and repetition?
A
Wernicke area—superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe
3
Q
Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, left-right disorientation?
A
Gerstmann syndrome.
Dominant parietal- temporal cortex lesion
4
Q
CAN and CAP of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
A
Confusion, Ataxia, Nystagmus.
confabulation and personality changes.
5
Q
Wernicke-Korsakoff what must you always give before giving glucose?
A
Thiamine def.
6
Q
Wernicke-Korsakoff what do you destroy?
A
Mamillary Bodies
7
Q
Anterograde amnesia—inability to make new memories?
A
Hippocampus
