Speech and language

Question 1

Verbigeration

Answer 1

• repetition of phrases or sentences
• occurs spontaneously and without any goal
• not echolalia!

Question 2

Palilalia

Answer 2

• reptition of last uttered word, without any apparent purpose
• seen in LD, tourettes

Question 3

Logoclonia

Answer 3

-repitition of last syllable of a word, seen in Parkinsons

Question 4

Language processing

Answer 4

Sound goes into ears===> transmitted to Wernick’es area and auditory association cortex===>arcuate fascilulus connects Wernicke’s area to Broca’s area===> signals from Broac’s area are relayed onto the motor area to coordinatre the delivery of language via the tongue, lips and vocal cords

Question 5

Disruption to Wernicke’s area

Answer 5

• sensory aphasia
• cant understand but can speak
• voluminous speech but makes little speech

Question 6

Disruption to arcuate faciculus

Answer 6

-conduction aphasia

Question 7

Distruption to Broca’s area

Answer 7

• Broca’s aphasia
• can understand but cant speak
• laboured speech
• speech is telegraphic

Question 8

Wernicke’s area

Answer 8

-understanding of words and sentences spoken by others

Question 9

Alexia

Answer 9

Can speak and comprehend speech normally

Can write but cannot read

Question 10

Agraphia

Answer 10

Cant write but everything else is fine

Seen in Gerstmann’s syndrome