Chapter 12 Part 5

Question 1

Writing difficulty due to visuospatial and attentional issues

Answer 1

Peripheral agraphia

Question 2

Substituting one word for another (AKA semantic paraphasia)

Answer 2

Deep agraphia

Question 3

Location of damage for deep agraphia

Answer 3

Left hemisphere

Question 4

Mild form, difficulty writing nonwords or nonconcrete words (pride)

Answer 4

Phonological agraphia

Question 5

Location of damage for phonological agraphia

Answer 5

Left hemisphere

Question 6

Inability to spell irregular words (island)

Answer 6

Surface agraphia

Question 7

Location of damage for surface agraphia

Answer 7

Extrasylvian temporoparietal regions of the L hemisphere

Question 8

Omitting, substituting, adding or transposing letters due to attention

Answer 8

Graphemic

Question 9

Location of damage for graphemic agraphia

Answer 9

Left prefrontal cortex and left parietal lobe

Question 10

Errors in lower/uppercase letters or print/cursive

Answer 10

Allographic agraphia

Question 11

Location of damage for allographic agraphia

Answer 11

Left parietoccipital lobe

Question 12

Difficulty writing on a horizontal line

Answer 12

Spatial agraphia

Question 13

Location of damage for spatial agraphia

Answer 13

Right hemisphere

Question 14

Struggle to hold writing utensil, search and grope for letters

Answer 14

Apraxic agraphia

Question 15

Location of damage for apraxic agraphia

Answer 15

Associated with damage to Superior Parietal Lobe, Premotor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Area