Weaker Areas Flashcards
Non fluent aphasias
Good comp: Brocas and transcortical motor
Poor comp: mixed non fluent and global
Fluent aphasias
Good comp: conduction and anomic
Poor comp: wernickes and transcortical sensory
Brocas aphasia
Bromann’s areas 44 and 45
Good comp
Can’t repeat words/sentences
Misarticulations/distorted speech sounds
Agrammatic/telegraphic speech
Transcortical motor aphasia
Lesions in anterior superior frontal lobe usually above or below Broca’s area
Good comp
Can repeat words/sents
Paraphasic, agrammatic/telegraphic
Mixed non fluent aphasia
Poor comp
Some spontaneous speech
Echolalia
Impaired fluency
Global aphasia
Lesions affecting all Lang areas
Little to no comp or expression
Most severe aphasia
Perseveration
Conduction aphasia
Very rare; lesions between Brocas and wernickes areas
Good comp, fluent
Many phonemic paraphasias
Word finding problems
Missing content words
Good syntax, prosody, and artic
Wernickes aphasia
Fluent, poor comp
Can’t repeat words/sents
Rapid rate with normal prosody and good artic
Severe word finding issues
Semantic and literal paraphasias
Circumlocutions
Transcortical sensory aphasia
Lesions in temporoparietal region
Poor comp, fluent
Normal phrase length, prosody, artic, grammar and syntax
Good repetition
Severe naming problems
Dysarthrias definition
Neuro based speech disorders c/b abnormal strength, speed, range, steadiness, tone, and movement accuracy in speech production
Causes of the dysarthrias
Nonprogressive neuro conditions (stroke, infections)
Degenerative neuro diseases (als, Parkinson’s)
Neurotraumatic causes
Infectious diseases (aids)
Toxic metabolic causes (botulism)
Lesion sites for dysarthrias
LMN
Unilateral or bilateral UMN
Cerebellum
Basal ganglia
Some body issues related to dysarthria
Muscle weakness
Spasticity
Incoordination
Rigidity
Movement disorders
Movement disorder symptoms
Reduced/variable range and speed of movement
Involuntary movements
Reduced strength of movement
Unsteady/inaccurate movement
Abnormal tone (increased, decreased, or variable)
Dysarthria types
Flaccid
Spastic
Ataxic
Hypokinetic
Unilateral upper motor neuron
Hyperkinetic
Mixed