Cognitive Screening

Question 1

Language is the combination of

Answer 1

comprehension and speech

Question 2

Characteristics of Language

Answer 2

spontaneous speech
fluency
word comprehension
repetition
object naming
reading comprehension
writing

Question 3

dysarthria

Answer 3

speech difficulties due to impaired motor control of one or more of the structures that control speech

Question 4

these structures are

Answer 4

tongue, pharynx, palate

Question 5

characteristics of dysarthria

Answer 5

slurred, nasal or indistinct

Question 6

dysarthria results of

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motor lesions to CNS or PNS
Parkinsons
Huntingtons
ALS
cerebellar dysfunction

Question 7

Dysphonia

Answer 7

difficulty in voice production
low volume, quality, pitch
parkinsons

Question 8

Aphasia

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difficulty with or inability to PRODUCE or UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE

Question 9

typical dominant hemisphere

Answer 9

LEFT

Question 10

Types of Aphasia

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Brocas (expressive)
Wernickes (receptive)
Global Aphasia
Anomia

Question 11

Anomia

Answer 11

inability to name objects

Question 12

Global Aphasia

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expressive & receptive deficits

Question 13

Receptive Aphasia

Answer 13

Wernickes
long sentences w/ no meaning
invent new words
rapid effortless 
unaware of errors
impaired word comprehension, repetition, object naming, reading comprehension and writing

Question 14

Expressive

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Brocas
short meaningful phrases with great effort
omit small words
easily frustrated by inability to communicate
non-fluent
impaired
good reading comprehension but can’t read out loud

Question 15

Simple Assessment includes

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understanding of questions (simple/complex)
Word comprehension
Repetition
Naming
Writing

Question 16

Cognition includes

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orientation 
attention
memory
problem solving
perception

Question 17

What do you start with?

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Alertness

Question 18

Alertness is located

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brainstem

Question 19

levels of alertness

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Normal
Lethargy
Obtundation
Stupor
Coma

Question 20

Lethargy

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slight reduction
clouding of consciousness
think more slowly

Question 21

Obtundation

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moderate reduction in alertness

Question 22

Stupor

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excessively long or deep sleep like state

arouse only by vigorous stimulation

Question 23

coma

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complete unresponsiveness
lacks most basic response
reflexes may be present

Question 24

Orientation Status is located

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Frontal lobe

A&O x 1 to 4

Question 25

definition of orientation status

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``` ability to orient to: person, place, time and situation ```

Question 26

Attention is considered

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Multifocal/ Diffuse

Question 27

definition of attention

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ability to attend to a specific stimulus or task

Question 28

assess this by

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repetition of a series of numbers or letters

Question 29

Different types of attention

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``` Focused Attention Sustained Attention (vigilance) Divided Attention Alternating Attention Selective Attention ```

Question 30

Memory is located in what lobe

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Frontal/ Temporal

Question 31

Types of memory

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immediate recall short-term long-term

Question 32

Two types of Problem Solving

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Thought Processes (frontal) Calculation (Left Parietal) Abstract Thought (frontal) Judgement (frontal)

Question 33

Thought Processes is

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frontal | complete if/then statements

Question 34

Calculation is

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Left Parietal | ability to perform verbal or written mathematical problems

Question 35

Abstract thought is

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Frontal ability to reason in an abstract fashion proverb

Question 36

Judgement is

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Frontal ability to reason in concrete fashion demonstrate common sense and safety

Question 37

Spacial Perception is

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Right Parietal | ability to contract or draw an object with a specific orientation or characteristic

Question 38

Body Perception is

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Right Parietal self-awareness of own body ask to identify as specific body part on body

Question 39

Cortical Sensations

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``` Parietal Stereognosis Tactile Localization Two-Point Discrimination Double Simultaneous Stimulation Graphesthesia ```

Question 40

Praxis is

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Dominant Hemisphere | ability to conceive and plan a new motor action in response to an environmental demand

Question 41

Motor Praxis requires the integration of

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``` cognition tactile-kinesthetic input vestibular visual-spatial selection and sequencing of movement and language ```

Question 42

Apraxia is

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the inability to perform a movement or a sequence of movements despite intact sensation, automatic motor output and an understanding of the task

Question 43

Ideomotor Apraxia is (limb)

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inability to imitate gestures or perform a purposeful motor task on command

Question 44

Ideational Apraxia is (conceptual)

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inability to carry out a sequence of motor tasks and loss of the idea of how to interact with an object or tool

Question 45

Agnosia

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loss of the ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not affected and no memory loss

Question 46

Agnosia affects only

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a single modality | vision or hearing

Question 47

Agnosia result of damage at the

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occipitotemoral border

Question 48

Abstract Thought two different types

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meaning of proverb or discuss how two objects are similar or different