Aphasia's
A fluent aphasia with receptive deficits, repetition deficits, verbal output void of meaning, and a usual lack of awareness of the presence of these deficits
Wernicke's Aphasia
An error in speech in which one word is substituted for another word that is similar in meaning
EX: "glass" for "cup"
Semantic Paraphasia
What is a general term for an acute inflammatory viral or bacterial infection of the brain or spinal cord
Encephalitis
What is another name for a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?
"Mini Stroke"
When a speaker restates or revises a word or phrase in order to produce it error-free or refine what they mean
Self-repair
Results from damage to the inferior posterior frontal lobe of the left hemisphere. Individuals have mostly intact receptive language with deficits in repetition and expression
Broca's Aphasia
A verbal substitution of a word that is unrelated in meaning to the intended word
EX: "lunch" for "bicycle"
Unrelated verbal paraphasia
It is common for children _____ years and under to sustain a TBI.
4 years
Thombotic, embolic, transient ischemic attack
Overlearned language, for example, counting to ten and reciting the days of the week are examples of what?
Preserved language
Results from damage to a large area of the zone of language within the left cerebral hemisphere. Characterized by severe to profound deficits in expressive language, receptive language, and repetition.
Global Aphasia
Word produced is entirely different and is more than 50% unintelligible
EX: “dowfler” for “pencil”
Neologism/neologistic paraphasia
A brain tumor is also known as a __________
Neoplasm
A thrombus is an occlusion of a blood vessel that restricts blood flood to the brain and is usually a result of ___________
Atheroscelerosis
These approaches are based off the idea of neuroplasticity. They include: Schuell's stimulation therapy, melodic intonation therapy, contraint-induced therapy, and errorless learning
Restorative approaches
A nonspecific form of fluent or confluent aphasia the combines attributes of more distinctive forms of such acquired language deficits
Mixed Aphasia
An error in speech in which the word produced is discernible, mostly correct, and yet there are phoneme-level mistakes
•EX: “taple” for “staple”
Phonemic/literal paraphasia
Define anoxia vs. hypoxia
•Anoxia: complete lack of oxygen to a cell
•Hypoxia: partial loss of oxygen to a cell
_________ occurs when there is a bleed between the surface of the cerebrum and the skull
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
These approaches enable patients to increase their level of function despite their deficits. They usually take the form of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Compensatory approaches
An acquired deficit in language abilities characterized by fluent speech and intact receptive language but a disproportionately severe deficit in naming abilities
Anomic Aphasia
A word that is produced repeatedly and inadvertently by an individual with aphasia instead of the intended word
Perseverative Paraphasia
Name 3 etiologies of communication neurogenic disorders
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Surgical trauma
Degenerative disorders
Infectious diseases
Name 2 factors that increase the likelihood of stroke
Physical inactivity
High blood pressure
Atrial fibrillation
Tobacco use
Social approaches in _____________ training and _______ therapy.
Communication partner training and group therapy.