Communication Disorders

Question 1

Wernicke’s Aphasia

Answer 1

Fluent Aphasia - "receptive aphasia"
Comprehension (reading/auditory) impaired
Impaired writing
Poor naming ability
Motor impairment not typical

Question 2

Conduction Aphasia

Answer 2

Fluent Aphasia
Intact fluency, good comprehension
Speech interrupted by word-finding difficulties
Reading intact, writing impaired

Question 3

Broca’s Aphasia

Answer 3

Non-Fluent Aphasia - “expressive aphasia”
Intact auditory and reading comprehension
Impaired repetition and naming skills
Motor impairment typical

Question 4

Global Aphasia

Answer 4

Non-Fluent Aphasia
Comprehension (reading/auditory) is severely impaired
Impaired naming, writing, repetition skills
May involuntarily verbalize, usually without correct context
May use nonverbal skills to communicate

Question 5

Verbal Apraxia

Answer 5

Verbal expression is impaired secondary to deficits in motor planning. Pt unable to initiate learned movement for speech even though they understand the task.

Question 6

Dysarthria

Answer 6

motor disorder of speech that is caused by an UMN lesion that affects the muscles that are used to articulate words and sounds.