Introduction to higher functions Flashcards
What causes left sided neglect?
Right sided parietal lesion
What is the effect of left sided neglect on calculations?
Spatial calculia
Tendency to stack numbers to the right
What lesions cause motor neglect?
Striatum
Lateral thalamus
Frontoparietal cortex
Not weakness, but simply not aware of motor pathway
What are the effects of depression on higher cognitive functions?
serial subtraction
proposition prosady (greenhouse vs. green house)
sensory/motor aprosodia (can’t tell emotion in speech)
What kind of dementia causes hallucinations?
Dementia with Lewis bodies
Define semantic dementia
Loss of the meaning of language/ words
What’s mayo?
they cannot recognize what their mouth is
What is the effect of semantic dementia on repetition?
None
What lesions cause semantic dementia?
Bilateral temporal pole and inferolateral cortex
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration
What virus could impact memory?
Herpes encephalitis
