Quick aphasia Flashcards
General impairments for Broca’s
Oral expression (severe) Repetition Naming Oral reading Reading comprehension Graphemic expression
Lesion site for Broca’s
Blood supply
Posterior-inferior frontal gyrus left hemisphere
Anterior language cortex
Lower part of promotor cortex
MCA
Oral expression brocas
Effortful Limited word output Agrammatic Telegraphic Minimal paraphasia Content words Devoid of article, conjunctions, prepositions, auxiliary verbs, inflections, grammatical morphemes Pauses Prolongations Repetitions Possible AOS Monotone
Transcortical motor site of lesion and blood supply
Anterior superior frontal lobe
Watershed
Deep portions of the left frontal lobe
ACA
General impairments TCM
Oral expression
Naming (mild)
Oral reading
Grapheme expression
Oral expression TCM
Initially mute Paraphasia Agrammatic Telegraphic Limited word fluency Echolalia Reduced spontaneous speech INTACT automatics No AOS
Quick Broca’s
Nonfluent
Comprehension is a relative strength
Repetition is not a relative strength
Quick TCM
Nonfluent
Comprehension is a relative strength
Repetition is a relative strength
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia/isolation
Site of lesion and blood supply
Watershed
Arterial boarder zone outside the Sylvian fissure
MCA/ACA/PCA
General impairments isolation
Oral expression Naming (marked difficulty, neologistic response) Auditory comprehension severe Oral reading severe Reading comprehension severe Grapheme expression severe
Oral expression isolation
Severely impaired Agrammatic with paraphasia Automatic, unintentional, involuntary nature of communication Limited spontaneous speech Echolalia Severe fluency impairment
Quick mixed/isolation
Nonfluent
Comprehension is NOT a relative strength
Repetition is a relative strength, Broca’s Wernicke’s and Arcuate Fasciculus are spared.
Global site of lesion and blood supply
Widespread damage
Fronto-tempero-parietal region
Entire perisylvian region affecting Broca’s/WERNICKE’s
MCA
General impairments global
All domains: Oral expression severe Repetition Naming Comprehension Oral reading Reading comprehension Grapheme expression
Oral expression global
Minimal vocalizations Speech extremely limited Restricted fluency Limited to a few words, exclamations, And serial utterances May repeat CV combinations Perseveration