Aphasia 1
T/F: Aphasia occurs when there is damage to the right hemisphere.
False; left hemisphere
T/F: Telegraphic speech is present in Broca's Aphasia.
True
T/F: Cognition is essential in the aphasia assessment process.
True
The restorative approach is largely _____ directed.
therapist
T/F: AAC is not used in aphasia treatment
False
What is a phonemic paraphasia vs a semantic paraphasia?
Phonemic: error at sound level
Semantic: error at word level
In conduction aphasia, what structure in the brain is damaged?
arcuate fasiculus
Name the modalities of language that need to be assessed.
Verbal reception; Verbal expression; Visual reception (Reading); Written expression (Writing); **Alternate means of communication
Name this therapy: clinician and person with aphasia construct a monologue or dialogue that is practiced intensely so that the person with aphasia can communicate about a topic of interest to them.
script training
Name this therapy: Both the internal and external environments are modified to increase opportunities for communication.
opportunity approach
Agrammatisim is ____ (lack/overabundance) of grammar.
lack
In Wernicke's aphasia, typcially patients are ___ speakers and _____ communicators.
good speakers; poor communicators
Name three things a case history should include.
Demographic information; Medical chart/records; Interview the patient and family; General health status and prescription medicines; History of previous strokes, head injuries, brain tumors, dementia, seizures or degenerative diseases; History of depression or other affective disorders; History of previous speech-language therapy; History of disorientation; Type and location of brain damage; Hearing or visual impairment; Results of neuro-imaging reports; Demographic variables: age, gender, native language, education, national origin, and occupation; Support network: friends, family, paid caregivers
The effectiveness approach allows the patient to select what method(s) to communicate?
all/any methods
In reciprocal scaffolding, the patient takes on what role in the conversation?
the role of instructor to others during conversations about topics of interest to the person with aphasia.
Is anomia present in aphasias?
yes
Name this aphasia: Little to no receptive language; Unable to verbally produce single word; Perseverate on neologisms ; Unable to repeat
global aphasia
Name the 4 prognostic factors in aphasia.
Age; Lesion size; Lesion location; Aphasia severity and type
In conversational training, who is included?
Clinician (coach for both communication partners)
Client with aphasia
Client's primary communication partner
Does chaining begin at the beginning or end of a word/phrase/sentence?
Both
What is the difference between agraphia and alexia?
Agraphia: inability to write
Alexia: inability to read
Name this aphasia: Occlusion to anterior area between MCA and posterior cerebral artery (PCA) posterior to Wernicke’s area at the temporo-occipital-parietal area ; Poor auditory comprehension ;Relatively intact repetition ; Fluent speech with semantic paraphasias ; Visual deficits
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
When interviewing someone aphasia, what 3 things are important to observe?
Residual language abilities; Compensatory strategies to communicate; Connected speech
Name this therapy: The program begins with matching tasks for perception and recognition of objects and proceeds to gesturing of functioning with the object in hand, and then without the object.
visual action therapy (VAT)
Child laughs; dancer jumps; wind blows are all examples of what therapy method?
Verb network strengthening treatment