Aphasia
This causes the person to non-fluent output and possible hemiparesis.
What is expressive aphasia?
What is syntax?
What is translational deceleration?
This is when an aging person is not aware of his or her deficits.
The thickest consistency of liquid for dysphagia patients
This causes the person to have fluent, empty output.
What is receptive aphasia?
Failure to attend to stimuli on the left side
What is a coup injury?
This occurs when a patient begins to act differently at night.
What is sundowning?
Whatever is swallowed
What is a bolus?
Difficulty with finding words, common for all aphasia patients.
What is anomia?
This may be impaired in these patients.
What is cognition?
Damage throughout the brain
What is diffuse damage?
This type of dementia can begin as early as someone's 40s
What is primary progressive aphasia?
The quickest phase of swallowing
What is the pharyngeal phase?
When less than half of an utterance is correct.
What is a neologism?
What is anosognosia?
This type of injury has a higher chance of infection.
What is an open injury?
Dementia caused by multiple smaller strokes
What is multi-infarct dementia?
This common assessment can be used to see how well someone is swallowing
What is a videofluoroscopy?
This is like receptive aphasia but the patient can repeat.
What is transcortical sensory aphasia?
Anosognosia usually goes along with this
What is a bad prognosis?
Prolonged post-traumatic unconsciousness
What is persistent vegetative state?
This metabolizes acetylcholine to help slow down the progression of dementia.
What is cholinesterase?
This occurs when food or drink enters the airway
What is aspiration?