speech disorder Flashcards
1
Q
what is dysarthia
A
weakness of muscles
2
Q
what causes dysarthria (3)
A
upper motor neurone lesion
lower motor neurone lesion
neuromuscular junction damage
3
Q
what causes aphasia
A
damage to brain
4
Q
what is BROCAs aphasia
A
broken speech
5
Q
where is the damage causing BROCAs aphasia
A
frontal lobe
6
Q
what is WERNICKES aphasia
A
no language comprehension, fluent but irrelevant speech
7
Q
where is the damage causing WERNICKES aphasia
A
superior frontal lobe
8
Q
what does is mean if you are anomic
A
can’t name objects
9
Q
what is conduction aphasia
A
can’t repeat words or phrases
10
Q
where is the damage causing conduction aphasia
A
arcuate fasiculus
11
Q
what is global aphasia
A
can only repeat a few words and have no understanging
