Chapter 25 Aphasia Flashcards
Aphasia is defined as impairment of _____, _____, _____, and/or _____ secondary to brain insult.
Aphasia is defined as impairment of speaking, listening, reading, and/or writing secondary to brain insult.
Name the 3 most common Aphasias.
Broca’s, Wernicke’s, and global aphasias are the most common.
It is important to assess patients for ________, a complex sensory and _______ disorder that can often be misdiagnosed as aphasia.
It is important to assess patients for agnosia, a complex sensory and recognition disorder that can often be misdiagnosed as aphasia.
The cortical aphasias usually involve the dominant hemisphere and will have anomia. Anomic aphasia (________) is characterized by poor naming skills.
temporal–parietal area and angular gyrus
Subcortical aphasias can involve the _______ and _______ and are characterized by _______ and impaired _______.
Subcortical aphasias can involve the internal capsule and putamen and are characterized by sparse output and impaired articulation.
Name the vessel that is damaged in Global Aphasia
MCA stem
Name the vessel that is damaged in Transcortical mixed Aphasia.
anterior cerebral artery [ACA]/posterior cerebral artery watershed area
Name the vessel that is damaged in Broca’s Aphasia
sup. div. of MCA, Brodmann’s area 44 and 45 in prefrontal gyrus
Name the vessel that is damaged in Wernicke’s Aphasia
inf. div. of MCA, Brodmann’s area 21 and 42 in the posterior, superior temporal gyrus
Name the vessel that is damaged in Transcortical motor Aphasia
ACA, prefrontal lobe near Broca’s area)
Patients also demonstrate echolalia in what type of Aphasia?
Transcortical motor Aphasia.
Name the vessel that is damaged in Conduction Aphasia
MCA and arcuate fasciculus
Name the lobes of the brain that are damaged in Anomic Aphasia
damage to left temporal/parietal lobe[s]
Melodic intonation therapy (thought to utilize “musical” areas in the nondominant hemisphere) may be helpful for patients with _______ aphasia.
expressive aphasia.
Apraxia of speech is an impairment in the production of syllables and words due to abnormalities in the ______ planning of speech; in the absence of weakness, verbal comprehension is intact.
Apraxia of speech is an impairment in the production of syllables and words due to abnormalities in the motor planning of speech; in the absence of weakness, verbal comprehension is intact.