Neurology
Supports and protects nerve cells
What are Glial Cells?
50-70% of all dementias
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
The shearing (tearing) of the brain's long connecting nerve fibers (axons).
What is a DAI?
Type of CVA caused by a blood clot. (either in artery supplying blood to brain or traveling from another part of the brain).
Oral Preparatory Stage
Oral Transport Stage
Pharyngeal Stage
Esophageal Stage
What are the four phases of swallowing?
Perceives and discriminates sensory stimulus, express emotions. Responsible for respiration, heartbeat, etc.
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
A possibly preventable type of dementia related to lifestyle, smoking, cardiovascular disease.
What is vascular dementia?
Result of rapid changes in air pressure. Penetrating and acceleration-deceleration injuries are common.
What is a blast injury?
Characterized by impairments in comprehension, repetition, reading and writing. Speech is fluent.
What is Wernicke's Aphasia?
throat clearing, yelling, extensive talking in glottal fry
What are forms of vocal abuse?
Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe
What are the main areas of the cerebrum?
Dementia occurs prior to motor changes/deficits.
What is lewey body dementia?
The resulting injuring if a samari sword impacts the skull.
What is an OHI?
Characterized by impairments in comprehension, repetition, naming, reading and writing. Speech is non-fluent.
What is Global Aphasia?
Results due to damage to innervation of vocal folds.
What is Vocal fold paralysis or paresis?
Circulation of CSF
What is the main function of the ventricles?
Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease
What are diseases that could have a component of dementia?
The time after a period of unconsciousness when the injured person is conscious and awake but not oriented or alert. Can be used as a predictor of severity of TBI.
What is PTA?
Characterized by impairments in repetition, reading and writing. Speech is non-fluent. Comprehension remains intact.
What is Broca's Aphasia?
VFSS, FEES
What are instrumental assessments of swallowing?
Considered the "little brain". Responsible for coordination and modulation of movement.
What is the cerebellum?
To facilitate and maintain function.
What is the role of an SLP in treatment of dementia?
Problem-solving, attention, memory.
What are possible deficits common to those that have sustained a DAI?
Characterized by impairments in naming. Comprehension remains intact. Speech is fluent.
What is anomic aphasia?
VF Nodules, VF Polyps
What are possible results of vocal misuse?