sign language aphasia Flashcards
LHD signers often present with phonemic paraphasia in production. t/f
t, but not RHD
a deaf patient is agrammatical in sign production. Where might brain damage be?
left frontal lobe
a deaf patient is presenting semantic paraphasias, where might brain damage be?
posterior temporal LHD
single sign comprehension deficits have been found only following damage where?
left hemisphere
what type of language deficits are most severe following LHD?
sentence comphrehension
non-fluent aphasia is associated with damage where?
left frontal lesions
what type of errors are made when there is lesions on the left frontal lobe?
agrammatic signing
a patient have damage to the left frontal lobe. How is their comprehension?
good
A patient is using agrammatical signing, but has good comprehension. Where might they have brain damage?
left frontal lobe
Fluent aphasia is associated with damage where?
left posterior lesions
a patient with sematically empty output and poor comprehension will most likely have damage where?
left posterior lesions
