Neuro (updated) Flashcards
Decorticate rigidity
- damage to ____
- presentation
- damage to cerebral hemispheres
- UEs are in spastic flexed position;
LEs are in spastic extended position.
Decerebrate rigidity
- damage to ______
- presentation
- damage to brain stem and extrapyramidal tracts
- all extremities in position of spastic extension, adduction and
internal rotation
Function of Frontal Lobe
decision making, fine motor control, goal setting, judgment, higher-level
thinking, planning, problem solving
Function of Temporal Lobe
~~”Give me tempo ready go”~~
expressive and receptive language
Function of Parietal Lobe
~~party~~
form & space
sensory information from senses, muscles and joint
Function of Occipital Lobe
~~O-O 眼鏡~~
visual info & integrates
Function of Cerebellum
posture, balance
Function of limbic system
emotions, alertness, and arousal
Function of brain stem
essential body functions
Broca’s aphasia
- speech (speed, content)
- comprehension
- awareness of deficit
~~Broken speech~~
Speech: non-fluent
- awkward, slow, effortful speech
- difficulty initiating speech
- telegraphic speech (simple 2-word sentences)
- words are appropriate!! (words convey substance and meaning)
- Comprehension: intact
- typically aware of deficit (may show frustration with inability to communicate)
Wernicke’s aphasia
- speech (speed, content)
- comprehension
- awareness of deficit
- Speech: fluent but not make sense
- Comprehension: impaired; cannot receive/ understand words
- unaware of deficit
Anomic aphasia
difficulty with word finding/ retrieval
e.g. OT show a picture of “Scissor” —> ask client to name it —> client: “give me a second… it is used to cut things.. oh what’s that name…”
easy to overlook deficit due to: fluent speech / good grammar / meaningful words
