Cognitive Disorders/Symptoms

Question 1

What is Broca’s aphasia

Answer 1

motor or expressive aphasia - can understand but struggles with speaking fluently - articles are deleted (telegraphic speech). Is aware of plm

Question 2

What is Weirnicke’s aphasia

Answer 2

receptive or sensory aphasia - cannot understand, speaks fluently but incomprehensible. Cannot follow verbal commands or repeat phrases. Is not aware of problem (agnosognosia) and expects others to understand them.

Question 3

Conduction aphasia

Answer 3

CAN understand language and execute verbal commands BUT like weirnicke - can’t repeat verbal phrases and speak fluently but incoherently

Question 4

global aphasia

Answer 4

damage to most language areas - cannot do fluency, comprehension, repetition, naming

Question 5

Anomic aphasia

Answer 5

plms recalling words, names…will resort to describing certain words

Question 6

transcortical aphasia

Answer 6

can repeat words, phrases, sentences intact, but cannot spontaneously say them