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An acquired language disorder resulting from damage to the brain.

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Aphasia

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Aphasia is most often caused by ____ within the ________

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Stroke; language-dominant ( usually left) hemispheres

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Any etiology that damages the left hemisphere can produce ____

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Aphasia

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Aphasia is ____ resulting from _____

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An acquired language disorder resulting from damage to the brain.

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Aphasia is most often caused by stroke within the ______

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Most often caused by stroke within the language-dominant (usually left) hemisphere

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Aphasia is not the result of ______, _____, or ______.

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Aphasia is not the result of motor, intellectual, or psychological impairment.

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Aphasia is a deficit in ____, _____ or _____

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Aphasia is a deficit in language production, language comprehension or both

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Individuals with aphasia can display language deficits in any or all modalities of language which include

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  1. production
  2. comprehension of spoken
  3. Reading
  4. written language
    (i.e., reading, writing, speaking, understanding)
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Difficulty formulating or producing language to indicate meaning.

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Expressive language deficits

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Expressive language deficits usually arise from lesions in the ______ portion of the left cerebral hemisphere.

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Anterior/frontal

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Expressive language deficits is when one has difficulty ____ or _____ language to indicate meaning.

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Difficulty formulating or producing language to indicate meaning.

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Lesions anywhere in the anterior portion of the left hemisphere are likely to produce some ______ language deficit.

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Lesions anywhere in the anterior portion of the left hemisphere are likely to produce some expressive language deficit.

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Difficulty deriving meaning from language.

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Receptive language deficits

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Receptive language deficits usually arise from lesions in the ______ portion of the left hemisphere.

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Usually arise from lesions in the posterior/back portion of the left hemisphere.

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Receptive language deficits is when one has difficulty ______ from language.

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Difficulty deriving meaning from language.

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Usually arise from lesions in the posterior/back portion of the left hemisphere.

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Receptive language deficits

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Signs and symptoms of aphasia include

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  1. Anomia
  2. Verbal Comprehension deficits
  3. Paraphasias
  4. Perseveration
  5. Agrammatism
  6. Repetition deficits
  7. Alexia and Agraphia
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Deficit in word finding ability & deficits in expressive language

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Anomia

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In anomia, one knows the ______ the person wants to ______ but ____ find the _____ to do so.

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Knows the meaning the person wants to communicate but cannot find the word or words to do so.

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Often can describe in detail and maybe even use hand gestures but cannot find the appropriate word to name the object.

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Anomia

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Anomia has deficits in ____ & _____

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Word finding ability & expressive language

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In Anomia, one can often describe in ____ and maybe even use _____ but cannot ____ the _____ _____ to _____ the ____.

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Often can describe in detail and maybe even use hand gestures but cannot find the appropriate word to name the object.

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Some level of _____ is found in all the aphasias

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Some level of anomia is found in all the aphasias

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Inability to comprehend the spoken language others produce.

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Verbal comprehension deficits

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Verbal comprehension deficits refers specifically to _____

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Verbal language

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Verbal comprehension deficit is the inability to _____ the ______others ____.

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Inability to comprehend the spoken language others produce.

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Errors in expressive language unrelated to motor deficits but linked to higher language-level deficits associated with aphasia.

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Paraphasias

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Syllables, words or phrases produced unintentionally by an individual is known as

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Paraphasias

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Different types of paraphasias:

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  • Phonemic paraphasias
  • Neologism
  • Semantic paraphasia
  • Unrelated verbal paraphasia
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Paraphasias is described as _____, ____, or ____ produced ____ by an individual

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Syllables, words or phrases produced unintentionally by an individual

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Paraphasias are ____ in expressive language unrelated to ____ but linked to _____ deficits associated with _____.

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Errors in expressive language unrelated to motor deficits but linked to higher language-level deficits associated with aphasia.

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when the word produced is discernable, yet there are phoneme-level mistakes.

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Phonemic paraphasia/literal paraphasia

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Example of phonemic Paraphasia is saying ____ instead of ____

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Say “Taples” instead of “Staple”

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Another word for phonemic paraphasia is

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Literal paraphasia

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when a person produces a word that is entirely different from the intended word and is mostly unintelligible

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Neologism/neologistic paraphasia

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An example of neologism is saying ____ instead of ____

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Say “dowfler” instead of “pencil”

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when one word is substituted for another word that is similar in meaning

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Semantic paraphasia

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An example of semantic paraphasia is saying ____ for ____

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Say “glass” for “cup”

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a substitution for a word that is unrelated in meaning to the intended word

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Unrelated verbal paraphasia

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An example of unrelated verbal paraphasia is saying ___ for ____

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Say “lunch” for “bicycle”

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Neologism/neologistic paraphasia is when a person produces a word that is ____ _____ from the ____ word and is mostly ____

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Neologism/neologistic paraphasia- when a person produces a word that is entirely different from the intended word and is mostly unintelligible

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Semantic paraphasia is when one word is _____ for another word that is ____ in ____

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Semantic paraphasia- when one word is substituted for another word that is similar in meaning

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Unrelated verbal paraphasia is a ____ for a word that is ____ in ____ to the intended word

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Unrelated verbal paraphasia-a substitution for a word that is unrelated in meaning to the intended word

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Phonemic paraphasia/literal paraphasia is when the word produced is ____, yet there are _____

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Phonemic paraphasia/literal paraphasia- when the word produced is discernable, yet there are phoneme-level mistakes.

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to do something repeatedly, redundantly, and inappropriately

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Perseverate- to do something repeatedly, redundantly, and inappropriately

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a word that is said repeatedly and inappropriately

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Perseveration- a word that is said repeatedly and inappropriately

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when a word produced earlier is repeatedly and inadvertently produced by an individual instead of the intended word

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Perseverative paraphasia- when a word produced earlier is repeatedly and inadvertently produced by an individual instead of the intended word

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Perseveration is a ___ that is said ___ and ____

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Perseveration- a word that is said repeatedly and inappropriately

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Perseverate is to do something ____, ____, and ___

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Perseverate- to do something repeatedly, redundantly, and inappropriately

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Perseverative paraphasia is when a word produced __ is ____ and ____ produced by an individual instead of the intended word

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Perseverative paraphasia- when a word produced earlier is repeatedly and inadvertently produced by an individual instead of the intended word

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A lack of grammar

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Agrammiatism

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An example of perseveration paraphasia is when an individual with aphasia correctly names a hammer as a “hammer” but then involuntary continues to produce “hammer” when presented with other items, despite knowing the correct names of the other items

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In agrammatism, speech is often referred to as sounding ____, which indicates that ___ words are used, but the words that are used are used with some degree of ___.

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Speech is often referred to as sounding telegraphic, which indicates that few words are used, but the words that are used are used with some degree of efficiency.

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the words that carry the meaning of a sentence

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Content word- the words that carry the meaning of a sentence

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the in-between words used to frame the major content words in a sentence.

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Function word: the in-between words used to frame the major content words in a sentence.

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Content word are the words that ____ the __ of a sentence

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Content word- the words that carry the meaning of a sentence

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Function word is the ___ words used to ____ the ___ words in a sentence.

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Function word- the in-between words used to frame the major content words in a sentence.

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Ability to repeat words originates with the ______, the white matter pathways stretching between Broca’s area and Wernicke’s areas.

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Repetition deficits arcuate fasciculus

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White matter pathways enable a word to be heard and then travel from the posterior portion of the left hemisphere to the anterior portion

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Repetition deficits

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Lesions along the arcuate fasciculus create ____ by impairing an individuals ability to move the auditory image from the left temporal lobe to the left frontal lobe where the word is selected for expression

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repetition deficits

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**Just because the person cannot repeat the word, does not mean they cannot understand the meaning of the word they have been asked to repeat.

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Acquired reading impairment that has many subtypes

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Alexia

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Acquired impairment in the ability to form letters or form words using letters

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Agraphia

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Lesions to the left hemisphere at the angular gyrus often result in _____ and ___

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Lesions to the left hemisphere at the angular gyrus often result in alexia and agraphia

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Alexia is acquired ____ ___ that has many subtypes

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Acquired reading impairment that has many subtypes

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Agraphia is acquired impairment in the ability to _____ or ____ ___ using _____

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Acquired impairment in the ability to form letters or form words using letters

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Lesions to the ____ hemisphere at the ____ ___ often result in alexia and agraphia

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Lesions to the left hemisphere at the angular gyrus often result in alexia and agraphia

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Related behaviors of aphasia include

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Self Repairs
Speech Disfluencies
Struggle in Nonfluent Aphasias
Preserved and Automatic Language

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Ability to repeat words originates with the ___ _____, the _____ pathways stretching between ___ and the _____

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Ability to repeat words originates with the arcurate fasciculus, the white matter pathways stretching between Broca’s area and Wernicke’s areas.

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Enable a word to be heard and then travel from the ____ portion of the ____ hemisphere to the ___ portion

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Enable a word to be heard and then travel from the posterior portion of the left hemisphere to the anterior portion

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Move the auditory image from the left ____ lobe to the left _____ lobe

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Move the auditory image from the left temporal lobe to the left frontal lobe

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Occurs when a speaker restates or revises a word or phrase in an attempt to produce it in error-free fashion or refine it to reflect the intended meaning

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Self repairs

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An acquired language disorder resulting from damage to the brain

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Aphasia

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Aphasia is known as ____ due to ___ to the brain

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Language disorders due to damage to the brain

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Modalities of aphasia

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Difficultly reading
Difficulty writing
Difficulty speaking
Difficulty understanding

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When a person’s brain is damaged, it is rare that only a single deficit ( such as aphasia) arises. True or false

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True

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Most individuals with aphasia also have deficits in ___ and ___ that can affect ___, __, or ___

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Most individuals with aphasia also have deficits in cognition and motor skills that can affect speech, swallowing, or both

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The ability to acquire and process knowledge about the world/process though

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Cognition

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Cognitive deficits always co-occur with aphasia. True or false

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False. Cognitive deficits do not always co-occur with aphasia

80
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Most etiologies that result in ___ usually create some collateral damage to _____ _____ as well

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Aphasia; cognitive abilities

81
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Cognitive deficits that present concomitantly with aphasia:

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-arousal
-attention
-short term memory
-problem solving
-inferencing
-executive functioning skills

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Often ___ arise with damage to the ___ because they are responsible for ___ and gross _____ of ___

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Often motor skills deficits arise with damage to the frontal lobes because they are responsible for initiating and gross planning of movement

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Motor skill deficits include:

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Dysarthria
Apraxia of speech
Dysphagia

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What is dysphagia

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Swallowing disorder; unsafe swallowing

85
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Two types of aphasia classification system

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Non fluent aphasia and fluent aphasia

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Nonfluent aphasia includes:

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-Brocas aphasia
-transcortial motor aphasia
-global aphasia

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Fluent aphasia includes:

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-wernicke’s aphasia
-transortical sensory aphasia
-conduction aphasia
-anomic aphasia

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A nonspecific form of fluent or Nonfluent aphasia that combines attributes of more distinctive forms of such acquired language

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Mixed aphasia/ semi fluent aphasia

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This type of aphasia patients display usually evolves during their recovery and rehabilitation, so any initial labeling is not static for long

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Mixed aphasia/ semi fluent aphasia

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Mixed aphasia/ semi fluent aphasia is a ___ form of fluent or Nonfluent aphasia that ____ ___attributes of more ____ forms of such acquired language

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A nonspecific form of fluent or nonfluent aphasia that combines attributes of more distinctive forms of such acquired language

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What is the purpose of having system of classification?

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One purpose of having a system of classification, even if it is an imperfect one, is to have a reference point for professionals to communicate information about patients. Thus enables standardization of knowledge and language among speech-language pathologist and streamlining of communication regarding patients language deficits.

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The practice of identifying the location of the pathology in the brain based on the profile of deficits the individual displays , especially when ____ is visible on ___ studies

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Lesion localization; especially when no lesion is visible on imaging studies

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What is the point of having system classification?

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  1. Reference point for professionals to communicate information about patients
  2. Streamlining of communication regarding patients language deficits
94
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Cortical aphasias arise as a result of damage to the ____

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Cortex, at or near Broca’s area, wernickes area, and the accurate fasciculus

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Structures of the cortex include:

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Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe

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Subcortical aphasias arise as a result of damage to the ____

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Subcortical structures, at or near an area within the basal ganglia known as the stratiocapsular region

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___ acquired deficits in language abilities that arise as a result of damage to the cortex

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Cortical aphasia

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___ aphasias that arise as a result of damage to Subcortical structures

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Subcortical aphasia

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Cortical aphasia occurs after damage to the cortex, at or near __, ___, and the ___

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Broca’s area, wernickes area, and the accurate fasciculus

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Subcortical aphasia results from damage to Subcortical structures at or near an area within the ___ known as the ____

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Basal ganglia; stratiocapsular region

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In cortical aphasia, individuals with Nonfluent aphasia display very ____, ____, and ___ that consists of mainly content words

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Very agrammatic, halting, and effortful speech that consists of mainly content words

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Cortical aphasia of Nonfluent aphasia include:

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-Brocas aphasia
-transocrtical motor aphasias
-global aphasia

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In cortical aphasia, individuals with fluent aphasias display ___ though often ___ speech

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Fluent though often nonsensical speech

104
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Cortical aphasia of fluent aphasia include:

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-Wernickes aphasia
-transcortical sensory aphasia
-conduction aphasias

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____ includes agrammatic, halting and effortful speech that consists of mainly content words

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Nonfluent aphasia

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Nonfluent aphasia includes ____ words per ___ or ___ words per ___

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10 words per minute or 50 words per minute

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Nonfluent aphasia speak in ___ or ____

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Speak in short phrases or single-word utterances

108
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____ are usually very aware of language deficits and are motived to improve expressive language abilities

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Nonfluent

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Most Nonfluent aphasias exist alongside significant motor deficits contralateral to the site of lesion. True or false

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True

110
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Nonfluent aphasia are usually very aware of ____ and are motivated to improve ____ abilities

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Language deficits; expressive language abilities

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Hemiparesis is ____or the ____ to move on one side of the body, making it hard to perform everyday activities

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Hemiparesis- weakness or the inability to move on one side of the body, making it hard to perform everyday activities

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Hemiparalysis/hemiplegia- _____ to one side of the body

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Hemiparalysis/hemiplegia- paralysis to one side of the body

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Another word for Hemiparalysis

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hemiplegia

114
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paralysis to one side of the body

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Hemiparalysis/hemiplegia- paralysis to one side of the body

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weakness or the inability to move on one side of the body, making it hard to perform everyday activities

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Hemiparesis- weakness or the inability to move on one side of the body, making it hard to perform everyday activities

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Damage to the inferior posterior frontal lobe of the left hemisphere extending deep into the white matter.

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Brocas aphasias

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Brocas aphasias occurs when there is Damage to the ______ of the ______ hemisphere extending deep into the ____

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Damage to the inferior posterior frontal lobe of the left hemisphere extending deep into the white matter.

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____ is located just anterior to the fissure of Rolando

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Prerolandic- located just anterior to the fissure of Rolando

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___ just above the sylvian fissure

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Suprasylvian- just above the sylvian fissure

120
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Suprasylvian- just ____ the _____

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Suprasylvian- just above the sylvian fissure

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Prerolandic- located just ____ to the ___

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Prerolandic- located just anterior to the fissure of Rolando

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Broca’s area is ____, ____ and receives vascular supply from the middle cerebral artery

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Prerolandic and suprasylvian

123
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Broca’s area receives ____ from the ___

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Receives vascular supply from the middle cerebral artery.

124
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Brocas aphasia includes ___, ___, ____ and often ___ speech

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Halting, effortful, agrammatic and often telegraphic speech

125
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Those with Brocas aphasia have Extreme difficulty producing ______ correct ____ language

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Extreme difficulty producing grammatically correct expressive language

126
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____ Speech consists largely of content words

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Brocas aphasia

127
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Brocas aphasias use Unsuccessful attempts to self-repair speech errors also contribute to the disfluency
. True or false

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True

128
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Brocas aphasia includes:

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-Written language mirrors their verbal output.
-Written language is usually further hindered by hemiplegia or hemiparesis contralateral to the lesion.
-Functionally/grossly intact receptive language!
-Usually respond to simple questions using limited speech or body language.
-Higher-level receptive language deficits are often present
-Deficits in reading mirror receptive language deficits.
-Cannot repeat phrases or even single words

129
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Transcortical motor aphasia has __ primary locations of damage

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2 primary locations of damage

130
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2 primary locations of damage of transcortical motor aphasias are:

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2 primary locations of damage: supplementary motor cortex and the area just anterior to Broca’s area

131
Q

Transcortical motor aphasia Lesions result from occlusion of _____ to the ____ in the ___ hemisphere.

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Lesions result from occlusion of branches anterior to the cerebral artery in the left hemisphere.

132
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Transcortical motor aphasias have very ___ speech and likely ___

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Very disfluent speech and likely anomia.

133
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Transcortical motor aphasia includes:

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-Writing mirrors their verbal output.
-Functionally/grossly intact receptive language!
-Hallmark characteristic: preserved repetition abilities

134
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Despite deficits in expressive language, individuals with Brocas aphasia display functionally/grossly intact ___

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Receptive language

135
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____- receptive language deficits are often present in Brocas aphasia

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Higher-level receptive language deficits are often present

136
Q

Despite having mostly intact receptive language abilities, those with Brocas aphasia cannot ____ or even ___

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Cannot repeat phrases or even single words.

137
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Patient with Brocas aphasia are able to understand most of the everyday conversation around them. True or false

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True

138
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In Brocas aphasia, written language ___ their __

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Written language mirrors their verbal output.

139
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Brocas aphasia includes deficits in reading usually mirror receptive language deficits. True or false

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True

140
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Brocas aphasia usually respond to ___ using ___ or ___

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Usually respond to simple questions using limited speech or body language.

141
Q

In Brocas aphasia, the Written language is usually further hindered by ___ or _____ contralateral to the lesion.

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Written language is usually further hindered by hemiplegia or hemiparesis contralateral to the lesion.

142
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The hallmark characteristic of transcortical motor aphasia that differentiates it from Brocas aphasia is ____

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Preserved repetition abilities

143
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As in Brocas aphasias, written language in transcortical motor aphasia often __ ___ ___

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Writing mirrors their verbal output.

144
Q

Individuals with transcortical motor aphasia are very good ___ despite their expressive language deficits

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Communicators

145
Q

Those with transcortical motor aphasia display intact ___

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Receptive language abilities

146
Q

Damage to and loss of the zone of language.

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Global aphasia

147
Q

___ involves all of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, as well as the arcurate fasciculus

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Zone of language

148
Q

The most severe form of aphasia is ___

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Global aphasia

149
Q

Global aphasia involves occlusion of a ____ of the ___

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Occlusion of a primary branch of the left middle cerebral artery

150
Q

___ is the worst prognosis for recovery

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Global aphasia

151
Q

Zone of language includes all of ____ and ___, as well as the ___

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Zone of language- all of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, as well as the arcurate fasciculus

152
Q

Global aphasia involves little to no ____ or ___

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Little to no receptive or expressive language ability.

153
Q

Global aphasia individuals are unable to comprehend the ____

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Unable to comprehend the shortest spoken utterances.

154
Q

Global aphasia Might be unable to produce even a ___

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Might be unable to produce even a single word verbally.

155
Q

Global aphasia patients Might retain ability to produce ______ ___ and _____ them endlessly or produce them in ____ to every question.

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Might retain ability to produce 1 or 2 neologisms and repeat them endlessly or produce them in response to every question.

156
Q

____ Present with most if not all concomitant cognitive and motor deficits.

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Global aphasia

157
Q

global aphasia patients are difficult to

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Difficult to arouse.

158
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Global aphasia patients usually have ___, ___, ____-, ____, ____ and ___ problems

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Usually have hemiplegia contralaterally, severe dysarthria, buccofaccial oral apraxia, apraxia of speech, swallowing and mastication problems.

159
Q

___ is fluent though often nonsensical speech.

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Fluent aphasia

160
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Fluent aphasia Usually have ___ motor deficits.

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Usually have no gross motor deficits.

161
Q

Wernickes aphasia occurs from Damage to the ____ of the ____ of the _____ lobe of the ____ hemisphere

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Damage to the posterior one-third of the superior gyrus of the temporal lobe of the left hemisphere

162
Q

Lesions often result from an occlusion in the inferior/posterior branches of the middle cerebral artery

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Wernickes aphasia

163
Q

Lesion more posteriorly toward the angular gyrus and into the visual association cortex of the occipital lobe, the more likely reading deficits are present resulting from impaired ability to process visual information.

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Wernickes aphasia

164
Q

Wernickes aphasia lesions often result from an occlusion in the ___ branches of the ____

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Lesions often result from an occlusion in the inferior/posterior branches of the middle cerebral artery

165
Q

___ involve Significant receptive language deficits

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Wernickes aphasia

166
Q

Wernickes aphasia consists of impaired ___

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Repetition

167
Q

____Usually unable to recognize their deficits (neurological deficit).

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Anosognosia- Usually unable to recognize their deficits (neurological deficit).

168
Q

Wernickes aphasia are very ___

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Very fluent speakers

169
Q

In wernickes aphasia, the expressive language is heavily composed of ___ and ___ as to be indecipherable

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Expressive language is heavily composed of neologisms and paraphasias as to be indecipherable.

170
Q

Significant receptive language deficits and
Impaired repetition

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Wernickes aphasia

171
Q

Wernickes aphasia consists of loss of ____

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Loss of verbal pragmatic skills

172
Q

In wernickes aphasia, Conversational turn-taking becomes notoriously ___ for them.

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Conversational turn-taking becomes notoriously difficult for them.

173
Q

____ -nonstop output of speech

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Logorrhea- nonstop output of speech

174
Q

___ is also known as “empty speech”

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Logorrhea

175
Q

___ involves anosognosia and logorrhea

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Wernickes aphasia

176
Q

Lesions occur posteriorly to Wernicke’s area at the temporo-occipital-parietal junction.

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Transcortical sensory aphasia

177
Q

Transcortical sensory aphasia

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Poor auditory comprehension
Relatively intact repetition
Fluent speech with semantic paraphasias

178
Q

Intact repetition abilities usually distinguish Transcortical sensory aphasia from Wernicke’s aphasia.

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Transcortical sensory aphasia

179
Q

Visual deficits are often present due to lesion within the visual/occipital association area.

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Transcortical sensory aphasia

180
Q

Lesion is on the supramarginal gyrus of the parietal lobe, posterior to the primary sensory cortex and just above Wernicke’s area.

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Conduction aphasia

181
Q

Fluent speech
Relatively intact auditory comprehension
Significant deficits in repetition
Phonemic paraphasias
Anomia

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Conduction aphasia

182
Q

May not be able to repeat they can paraphrase the meaning of the language heard because of intact auditory comprehension and expression.

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Conduction aphasia

183
Q

Disproportionate severity relative to other deficits present or even in isolation.

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Anomia aphasia

184
Q

Anomia can be produced by damage _____ within the ____ of the brain.

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Anomia can be produced by damage anywhere within the language areas of the brain.

185
Q

Fluent speech
Intact receptive language
Significant difficulty in naming

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Anomia aphasia

186
Q

Aphasia as the result of damage to the thalamus and damage to parts of the basal ganglia.

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Subcortical aphasia

187
Q

2types of subcortical aphasias

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Thalami’s aphasia
Striatocapsulsar aphasia

188
Q

Ischemic stroke within the left or dominant side of the thalamus

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Thalamus aphasia

189
Q

Thalamus aphasia characteristics

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Fluent speech
Significant anomia in spontaneous speech
Less anomia in confrontational naming tasks
Normal articulation

190
Q

Thalamus aphasia characterized by

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Hypophonic voice
Intact repetition
Intact grammar
Speech output if reduced and only semifluent.

191
Q

Ischemic stroke within the part of the basal ganglia known as the striatum.

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Striatocapsular aphasia

192
Q

Striatocapscular aphasia

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Loss of fluency
Rare phonemic paraphasias
Preserved repetition
Mild anomia

193
Q

Infarcts that damage the striatum can at times also disrupt blood flow to the primary language cortices enough to create a profile, but not enough to demonstrate immediate cell death that shows up on neuroimaging studies used in the hospitals.

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Striatocapsular aphasia

Neurogenic Disorders (5 decks)

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