Speech Flashcards
Define aphasia
Disorder of language - produce and / or understand
Which lobe is usually dominant for language
Left
What is paraphasia
Words and sounds incorrectly used
Words jumbled
What is anomia
Unable to produce word for object
3 types of anomia
Word production anomia: recognise but can’t name
Semantic or dysphasic anomia: not recognise or name
Word selection anomia: word forgotten.
Broca aphasia characteristics (5)
Non-fluent Anomia but recognises objects Can't repeat Comprehension intact Can't read or write
Wernicke aphasia characteristics (6)
Fluent aphasia Paraphasia/neurologism Anomia and doesn't recognise object Can't repeat Comprehension lost Can't read or write
Global aphasia characteristics (5)
Non-fluent aphasia Anomia and doesn't recognise objects Can't repeat Comprehension lost Can't read or write
Conduction aphasia characteristics (6)
Lesion of arcuate fasciculus
Fluent aphasia
Paraphasia|neurologism
Anomia but recognises objects
Can’t repeat
Comprehension partly intact
Can’t read or write
Transcortical sensory aphasia characteristics (6)
Fluent aphasia Paraphasia/neologism Anomia and doesn't recognise Can repeat! Can't comprehend Can't read or write
Transcortical motor aphasia characteristics (5)
Damage to anterior superior frontal lobe of language dominant hemisphere
Non-fluent aphasia Anomia but recognises objects Can repeat! Comprehension partly intact Can't read or write
Where is the lesion in conduction aphasia?
Arcuate fasciculus
How does Alzheimer’s disease affect speech? (4)
Memory impair and anomia earliest signs
Verbal fluency: semantic fluency > phonemic firency
Aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, amnesia
Which condition presents with mixed dysarthria
ALS
