Test #2 Flashcards
What is a primary aphasia tumor?
when the tumor originated at the language center
When is aphasia progressive?
when a tumor keeps growing around the language areas
When is the aphasia secondary with a tumor?
when the tumor started somewhere else but spreads to the language areas
What are some common types of brain tumors?
- glioma
- astrocytoma
- glioblastoma multiforme
- meningeoma
explain a glioblastoma mutliforme
- very malignant, person will often die within a few years
- very hard to remove the whole tumor and it will keep growing back
What will happen if the brain tumors aren’t treated?
language will get worse and worse
What is the goal of treating dementia?
make communication functional while compensating for underlying cognitive issues
What is affected first with dementia, cognition or language?
cognitive issues occur first, and then language problems start later
What is fronto-temporal dementia?
- related to present progressive aphasia
- would expect the language to be impaired first and then the cognitive symptoms begins
- attacks the language center first
What should you focus on with dementia?
manipulation of the environment
-if there is confusion, have things like signs posted to prevent the patient from getting lost
What kind of memory is a someone with dementias’ best memory?
procedural memory
what kind of aphasia has the best recovery?
hemorrhagic (although recovery is initially slower)
What is the goal for non progressive aphasia?
increase receptive/expressive communication for functional participation in activities of daily living
What modality should you treat in someone with aphasia?
whatever modality is most inhibiting functional communication
if apraxia interferes with communication, should it be treated?
yes, early treatment goals should focus on the apraxia
What are the aspects of metacognition?
- self-awareness
- motivation
- self-monitoring
- self-inititation
- goal-orientation
What are the two ways you can choose therapy targets?
the process approach or the of the deficit approach
how are therapy targets selected during the process approach?
strengths are used to improve weaknesses
What is valued in the process approach?
- standardized measures to track progress over time
- informal measures so progress can be observed in other environments
How are therapy targets selected in the deficit approach?
weaknesses are targeted and practiced many times
What must kind of goals must be set so SLPs are reimbursed?
reasonable goals that show progress
When must a patient be discharged from therapy?
if no progress is seen over a two week period
Do patients with aphasia have variable performance?
yes; because of shutter effect, noise build up, and perseveration
What is another way progress can be tracked for third party reimbursement?
family/caregiver input
How do you deblock impaired skills?
use relative strengths to improve weaknesses
What can help patients advocate for themselves?
self-cueing
What is an example of a therapy sequence?
- social greeting
- simple task that the patient is already doing well
- harder task and developing skills
- end the sessions with an activity that the patient can be successful with
What is the treatment hierarchy for nonfluent aphasia?
- establishing voluntary phonation
- verbal automatisms
- phrase/sentence completion
- word repetition
- oral word reading
- responsive naming
- word fluency (naming categories, phonemic categories, etc.)
- confrontation naming
- matrix training
- sentence formulation (higher level)
- story retelling (very high level
What is PACE?
Promoting Aphasic’s Communicative Effectiveness
explain PACE
a way to encourage patients with aphasia to convey a message with any modality necessary
what kind of activity is usually done with PACE?
picture description
What is SPPA?
Sentence Production Program for Aphasia
What is the goal for SPPA?
increase inventory of syntactic structure for nonfluent individuals with aphasia
who are candidates for SPPA?
- nonfluent individuals
- agrammatic speech
- relatively preserved auditory comprehension
- impaired access to syntactic construction