Exam 14: Aphasia and Related Acquired Language Disorders

Smith had a stroke 3 days ago.He presents with paresis of the right arm and leg.His speech is characterized by imprecise articulation,slow rate,and many grammatical errors making his speech difficult to understand.His comprehension of language is fairly good.Mr.Smith presents with

Gomez is 69-years old and bilingual.She suffered a stroke 2 days ago.

Bill also demonstrates slight weakness of his arm and leg on one side.Since his TBI was confined to the left hemisphere,we can expect that his diagnosis is

To visualize Bill's brain injury to determine its extent,his physician requested a

Eighteen year-old Bill was in a car accident causing a mild TBI involving the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere.At the time of the evaluation,Bill was exhibiting behaviors reflective of Level 7 in cognitive recovery.His symptoms may include

Group treatment for patients with aphasia is not as effective as individual treatment.

Spontaneous recovery refers to the return of all skills lost because of a stroke.

Recently,pharmacological treatments have proven efficacious for aphasia patients.

Jones' speech is very intelligible but his sentences make little sense.The speech-language pathologist labeled this type of speech as jargon.Mr.Jones does not understand what others say to him.He does not respond appropriately to questions,does not follow directions and does not accurately repeat utterances when requested.He does not understand much of what he reads.His writing is legible,but the content does not make much sense.Mr.Jones is demonstrating

Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia.

Damage to the right side of the brain causes aphasia.

Global aphasia is the most severely debilitating aphasic syndrome,while anomic aphasia appears to be the mildest form.

The speech-language pathologist states that her patient has fluent aphasia.She means that her patient

The occurrence of aphasia,though devastating,provides a unique opportunity to study brain-behavior relationships.

Aphasiologists and experts in stuttering define the terms "fluent" and "nonfluent" similarly.

Jones refers his patient for a speech and language evaluation because he presents with confusion and impaired communication skills.His patient had a stroke 72 hours ago that produced a lesion in the left temporal,parietal and frontal lobes.As the speech-language pathologist,you find that the patient produces only 4 stereotypic nonsense phrases in his attempts to communicate.You plan your assessment protocol based on the hypothesis that the patient is demonstrating

Aphasia treatments seldom produce full recovery.

Smith's stroke produced a focal lesion in the anterior left region of her brain.She is likely to present with

Miss Levitz first presented with memory loss in her early 60's prompting her to retire early from teaching.As she aged,the memory loss worsened and Miss.Levitz began experiencing confusion,sadness and an inability to socially interact with family and friends.After she passed,her niece requested an autopsy to determine the cause of her aunt's difficulties during the last years of her life.The results of the autopsy showed multiple,diffuse lesions in many areas of Miss Levitz's brain.The physician told Miss Levitz's niece that it appeared that her aunt experienced multiple undiagnosed mini strokes.The diagnosis was