First Test Flashcards
Anomia
trouble with word finding
#1 difficulty presented with aphasia
Circumlocution
where the patient can describe but not identify the target word (ex. cold/white for snow)
Agrammatism/Telegraphic Speech
missing syntax, usually just getting at the content words
Auditory comprehension deficits
trouble with understanding spoken language
Phonological Errors (phonemic Paraphasia)
saying the wrong phoneme in place of another
Semantic Errors (Verbal paraphasia)
an error where there is a semantic relationship
- where a sentence can be grammatically correct but it doesn’t make sense
- ex. I cut steak with a fork
Perseverations
being stuck on something to repeating
-the word of segment will continue to come up
-sometimes can understand that they are doing it sometimes they cant
stereotypy
language that is a go to word or phrase
- can be used as a fill in word
- do not understand they are saying it
Alexia
difficulty with reading
Agraphia
difficulty with writing
Hempiparesis
one sided (unilateral) weakness
Hemiplegia
one-sided severe weakness or paralysis
Hemisensory Loss
one-sided (unilateral) loss of limitation
Frontal Lobe General Functions
-cognitive functions
- reasoning, decision making, planning
- primary motor function, including spoken language
INSULA General Function
-self-awareness, consciousness
- cognitive functions
-motor planning and control (speech articulation)
3 Features Necessary for Diagnosis of AOS
- Sound errors (distortions, distorted substitutions)
- Slowed Rate (interval between words, sound transitions, syllables)
- Prosodic Abnormalities (syllable segregation, equalised stress. Ex. “fer-idge)
Hemianopia
one sided visual field blindness
Wernicke Aphasia: auditory comprehension
NO
Wernicke Aphasia: repetition
NO
Wernicke Aphasia: fluency
YES
Wernicke Aphasia characteristics
- notable anomia
- perseverations
- “empty speech”
- press of speech
- jargon, neologisms
Wernicke Aphasia localisations
Superior temporal gyrus; may involve left temporal and parietal lobes
Brocas Aphasia: fluency
NO
Brocas Aphasia: repetition
NO
Brocas Aphasia: auditory comprehension
YES
Brocas Aphasia characteristics
-apraxia of speech
- short phrase length
- agrammatism
-phonemic paraphasia
- impaired writing
Broca’s Aphasia Localisation
-large lesion involving Broca’s area and frontopartietal operculum
- May include subcortical lesions
Conduction Aphasia: fluency
YES
Conduction Aphasia: auditory comprehension
YES
Conduction Aphasia: repetition
NO
Conduction Aphasia characteristics
-repetition significantly worse than verbal output
- conduite d’approche
- conduite d’écart
Conduction Aphasia localisation
- damage to but not destroying Wernicke’s area
- Lesions in inferior parietal region
- Supramarginal gyrus with or without extension to arcuate fascicules
Conduite d’approche
-repeated words come close to target with more attempts
- ex “frig-frid-friged-fridge”
Conduite d’ecart
- repeated words move farther from target word
- ex. “frig-freg-freeg-reek-reed?”
Global Aphasia characteristics
-virtually no speech output
- stereotypical utterances
PROFOUND anomia
Global aphasia: fluency
NO
Global Aphasia: auditory comprehension
NO
Global Aphasia: repetition
NO
Global Aphasia localisation
-lesion incorporates both Broca’s and Wernickes aphasia
Anomic Aphasia: fluency
YES
Anomic Aphasia: auditory comprehension
YES
Anomic Aphasia: repetition
YES
Anomic Aphasia characteristics
-nonspecific phrases
- word finding pauses
- circumlocution
- paraphasia rare, if present, semantic
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia: fluency
YES
Anomic Aphasia localisation
-scattered around the left hemisphere
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia: auditory comprehension
NO
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia: repetition
YES
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia characteristics
- frequent use on nonspecific words
- semantic paraphasia> phonemic paraphasia
- significant anomia
Transcortical Motor Aphasia: fluency
NO
Transcortical Motor Aphasia: auditory comprehension
YES
Transcortical Motor Aphasia: repetition
YES
Transcortical Motor Aphasia characteristics
- some preserved grammar
- less articulatory effort
- impaired reading and writing, especially oral reading
- inability to generate fill sentences or strings of sentences
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia: fluency
NO
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia: auditory comprehension
NO
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia: repetition
YES
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia characteristics
-echolalia
Purpose of Aphasia Therapy
- improve language
- improve communication
- help a person live well
The Continuity Hypothesis
- anyone can look like they have “aphasia” given the right personal (ex. fatigue) and contextual factors (ex. loud environment + multiple conversations)
4
Precentral gyrus (primary motor cortex)
6,8
Premotor Cortex