W7_09 Language Flashcards

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characteristics of broca’s aphasia?

A

not fluent;
good comprehension;
poor repetition;
poor naming

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characteristics of wernicke’s aphasia?

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fluent;
poor comprehension;
poor repitition;
poor naming

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characteristics of conduction aphasia?

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fluent;
good comprehension;
poor repetition;
poor naming

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characteristics of global aphasia?

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not fluent;
poor comprehension;
poor repetition;
poor naming

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what 6 things are investigated in a language exam?

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spontaneous speech;
auditory comprehension;
naming;
repetition;
writing;
reading (both oral and comprehension)
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what is verbal/semantic paraphasia?

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substitution of words (e.g. hat for coat)

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what is prosody?

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the tone of speech that can imply emotions (e.g. sarcastic, happy, stern, etc)

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if the aphasic patient is fluent, where is the lesion?

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parietal or temporal lobe (e.g. wernicke’s)

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if the aphasic patient is nonfluent, where is the lesion?

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frontal lobe (e.g. broca’s)

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what is literal/phonemic paraphasia?

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substitution of sounds (e.g. clable for table)

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what are 4 ways of testing auditory comprehension?

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single words;
phrases;
whole-body commands;
syntax

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the picture with the woman washing dishes and children stealing cookies is from what exam?

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boston diagnostic aphasia exam (BDAE)

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broca’s area is which brodmann area?

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B44-45

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wernicke’s area is which brodmann area?

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B22

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where is the lesion in conduction aphasia?

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possibly in arcuate fasciculus (connects wernicke’s to broca’s)

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fact: broca’s aphasia can be improve in song

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good.

17
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characteristics of transcortical sensory aphasia?

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fluent;
poor comprehension;
good repetition;
poor naming

18
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where is the lesion in transcortical sensory aphasia?

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posterior temporo-parieto-occipital junction. wernicke’s area spared.

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characteristics of mixed transcortical aphasia?

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nonfluent;
poor comprehension;
good repetition;
poor naming

20
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where are the lesions in mixed transcortical aphasias?

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anterior and posterior association areas; perisylvian language region spare

21
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characteristics of anomic aphasia?

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fluent;
good comprehension;
good repetition;
poor naming

22
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where is the lesion in anomic aphasias?

A

temporal or temporo-parietal areas

23
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what is alexia without agraphia? where is the lesion?

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can’t read but can write; in the posterior left occipital lobe and posterior corpus callosum

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what is the function of the angular gyrus?

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complex language function