Module 1: Introduction to Aphasia

Question 1

What is the definition of aphasia?

Answer 1

Neurogenic, acquired language disability caused by a brain injury

Question 2

What language modalities are primarily impacted?

Answer 2

Both comprehension and expressive areas not limited to:

• Auditory comprehension
• Reading comprehension
• Speaking
• Writing

Question 3

What are the primary causes of aphasia?

Answer 3

Stroke, HTN, DM, stress, smoking, high cholesterol, brain injury, neoplasms, neurotoxic agents, other diseases

Question 4

What is aphasia NOT classified as?

Answer 4

Not developmental, not a motor impairment, not a cognitive issue, not affecting sensation or intellect

Question 5

What are two commonly associated disorders with aphasia?

Answer 5

• Apraxia of Speech

- Dysarthria

Question 6

Apraxia of Speech

Answer 6

A motor planning disorder, resulting in impairment programming of speech movements

Question 7

Dysarthria

Answer 7

Weakness of muscles in speech

Question 8

Anomia

Answer 8

Difficulty with word finding and retrieval

Question 9

Paraphasia

Answer 9

A word substitution error, in parts of words or entire words in a sentence

Question 10

Neologism

Answer 10

Made up word that includes made up sounds

Question 11

Logorrhea

Answer 11

Incoherent talkativeness, the inabiltiy to stop talking

Question 12

Jargon (Fluent)

Answer 12

Can sound like a normal utterance, but inclues multiple paraphasic substitions (aka world salad or gibberish)

Question 13

Circumlocution

Answer 13

Talking around the word you want to say

Question 14

Agrammatism (Nonfluent)

Answer 14

Errors or omissions in grammer, shortened words, slow or hesitant flow, reduced prosody

Question 15

Paragrammatism

Answer 15

A pattern of multiple grammar errors

Question 16

Agnosia

Answer 16

Inability to comprehend spoken words, but hearing, speech production, and reading ability are in tact