Recovery Flashcards
T or F people may progress through different types of aphasias throughout recovery
True!
Most radical changes are within the first ___ hours
48
Which type of aphasia has the poorest prognosis?
Global (largest lesion)
Subcortical lesions _____ prognosis than cortical because the primary language areas are _____
better, spared
What affects recovery in Wernicke’s aphasia? (3)
- Initial severity
- Presence of jargon = worse prognosis
- Lesion location
What changes are noted in global aphasia at the beginning of recovery?
- rapid changes in verbal expression in conversation
- improve in auditory comprehension and gesturing
T or F Broca’s has greater recovery
True
In early days Broca’s presents with _______ speech In later days more like _____ aphasia
(This would occur in first 48hrs)
agrammatic/stereotyped
anomic
(progression to a milder more fluent form)
What 3 types of aphasia have excellent outcomes?
- Anomic, conduction and transcortical aphasics
Patients with conduction aphasia may progress to a more ______ aphasia
anomic
Which is the least severe aphasia?
anomia
Thromboembolic has (worse/better) recovery and Hemorrhagic (worse/better) recovery
Worse (slow at the beginning but may progress more quickly)
Better (Tissue not permanently damaged)
Why would impaired auditory comp. lead to worse prognosis?
because the client doesn’t believe they have difficulty they aren’t as liekly to buy into therapy – as with Wernicke’s
Which lesion site has worse prognosis Primary Language zone vs. borderline areas?
Primary language zones
In the 2017 study looking at risk factors for the young (18-55 y/o) what were found to be the biggest risks?
low physical activity, uncontrolled hypertension, atrial fibrillation (Which is inconsistent irregular of heartbeat/racing heart beat)
