Language

Question 1

• Non-fluent
• Good auditory comprehension
• Good repetition

Answer 1

Transcortical motor aphasia

Question 2

• Fluent
• Poor auditory comprehension
• Good repetition

Answer 2

Transcortical sensory

Question 3

• Fluent
• Poor auditory comprehension
• Poor repetition

Answer 3

Wernicke’s aphasia

Question 4

• Fluent
• Good auditory comprehension
• poor repetition

Answer 4

conduction aphasia

Question 5

What vascular events would result in

Global aphasia
Fluent aphasia
Non-fluent aphasia

Answer 5

Global aphasia: MCA occlusion

Fluent aphasia: MCA inferior division (temporal))

Non-fluent aphasia: MCA superior division (insula, frontal)

Question 6

• non fluent
• good auditory comprehension
• poor repetition

Answer 6

Broca’s aphasia

Question 7

Conduction aphasia

Answer 7

It is like the opposite of global aphasia. So Wernicke and Broca are both intact so comprehension is fine, fluency is fine.

Language skills that rely on speed are fucked.

Question 8

What is Wernicke’s Equivalent?

Answer 8

Similar area but on the right hemisphere

Don’t recognize emotional content of speech. Speech is like a text message.

They have difficulty determining when they are being lied to.

(so again a comprehension issue)

Question 9

What is Broca’s equivalent

Answer 9

Right side hemisphere

can’t put emotion into speech, so an output problem

Question 10

What can cause a non-fluent aphasia

Answer 10

MCA superior division lesion

- insula + frontal lobe