Communication Disorders Flashcards
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Basis for diagnosis of Aphasias
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- Site of lesion in the brain
- Blood vessels involved
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Affected areas for Fluent Aphasia
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- Temporal Lobe
- Wernicke’s Area
- Regions of Parietal Lobe
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Types of Fluent Aphasia
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- Wernicke’s Aphasia
- Conduction Aphasia
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Wernicke’s Aphasia Characteristics
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- aka “receptive aphasia” (impaired comprehension)
- Lesion: posterior region of superior temporal gyrus
- articulation unimpaired
- Impaired writing
- Poor naming ability
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Conduction Aphasia Characteristics
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- Lesion: supramarginal gyrus, arcuate fasciculus
- Severe impairment with repetition
- Good comprehension
- Word-finding difficulties
- Reading intact, writing impaired
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Brain Areas affected with Non-Fluent Aphasia
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-frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere (anterior speech center)
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Characteristics of non-fluent aphasia
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- poor word output; impairment in rhythm and inflection
- poor articulation
- increased effort for speech
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Types of Non-fluent Aphasia
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- Broca’s Aphasia
- Global Aphasia
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Broca’s Aphasia Characteristics
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- Lesion: 3rd Convultion of Frontal Lobe
- “Expressive aphasia” (Broca = boca)
- Reading/comprehension intact
- Impaired repetition/naming skills
- Frustration
- Motor impairment typical due to proximity of broca’s area to motor cortex
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Most Common form of aphasia
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Broca’s Aphasia
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Global Aphasia Characteristics
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- Lesion: frontal, temporal, parietal lobes
- Comprehension and expression severely impaired
- May use nonverbal skills for communication
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Verbal Apraxia
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- Understands verbal expression but unable to initiate due to poor motor planning
- Lesion: left frontal lobe adjacent to Broca’s area
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Dysarthria
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- UMN lesion causing weakness of muscles used to speak
- Speech often “slurred”
