Exam 1 Part 17 Flashcards
_____ seizure is capable of creating immediate brain damage or even death
Severe
Isolated and specific infarct/lesion where blood flow has stopped feeding the tissue; can damage one spot
Stroke
Non-penetrating injury of the brain, loss of language as a result of multiple bruising of the tissue; damages multiple spots
TBI
Injury that enters the skull and damages the brain
Penetrating
Shrinkage of the brain due to a change in the chemical makeup of the brain
Degenerative disease
What infectious disease is most common for damaging the brain?
HIV/AIDS
Interruption of blood flow within the brain
Thrombotic
What are the 4 parts of the aphasia assessment?
Case history, assess communication and speech, administer standardized test, cognitive evaluation
Includes demographic information, medical charts/records, interviewing patient and family
Case history
How would you assess communication and speech for aphasia?
Observe compensatory strategies and residual language abilities to communicate
What modalities of language do standardized tests assess?
Verbal reception, verbal expression, visual reception (reading), written expression (writing)
What are some standardized tests we use to assess aphasia?
Aphasia diagnostic profile, Boston diagnostic aphasia examination, communication activities of daily living, comprehensive aphasia test
State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Quality of life
How do we evaluate quality of life?
Survey tools, quality of communication life scale, stroke and aphasia quality of life scale 39
What are 4 prognostic factors in aphasia?
Age, lesion size, lesion location, aphasia severity and type
