Transcortical Motor Flashcards
1
Q
Neurologic damage
A
Frontal area outside of Broca’s
Anterior pre-motor cortex
Deep white matter
Wernicke’s and arcuate fasciculus sparred
2
Q
Speech
A
Non fluent
don’t initiate, sparse, very little spontaneous speech
halting, labored
preservation of memorized material
disconnection between conceptual representation and motor speech system
no communication/connection between the temporal and frontal lobes
3
Q
Naming
A
variable
4
Q
Auditory Comprehension
A
relatively spared
unimpaired for conversation
impaired with complex syntax
5
Q
Repetition
A
INTACT
HALLMARK
can usually repeat sentences
6
Q
Reading
A
impaired
7
Q
Writing
A
Impaired
mirrors speech production impairments
