“Oops… Missed That Left Side”
What is Prosopagnosia?
This is the medical term used for people with RHS who have difficulty recognizing familiar faces (face blindness)
This is the most common cause of Acquired childhood aphasia
TBI
Flaccid, Spastic, Ataxic, Hypokinetic, Hyperkinetic, Mixed
The 4 phases of swallow are:
oral prep
oral transit
pharyngeal
esophageal
In childhood apraxia of speech, the core issue is:
The difficulty in planning and sequencing the movements of tongue, lips, jaw, and palate needed for speech.
This is one of the causes of Right Hemisphere Syndrome
A stroke
What are some of the etiologies for Acquired Aphasia in Childhood?
trauma, tumors, infections, seizures
This neurodegenerative disease is linked to Hyperkinetic Dysarthria.
Huntington's Disease
In this phase, the main purpose is to deliver the bolus from the oral cavity to the pharynx
Oral Transit Phase
Name the 4 things needed to assess neurologic speech disorders
1. Case History
2. Oral Motor Exam
3. Perceptual/Acoustic/Physiologic Assessment
4. Identification of neurological deficits
Failure to recognize one side of your body can be refered to as:
Visual neglect
___________ language disorders are present in the initial stages of language.
Developmental
T/F: HYPERTONE is a salient characteristic of Spastic Dysarthria
True
**Bonus Questions: Does "hypertone" = more strength? **
What are the 2 structures that help protect our airway when eating?
1. epiglottis
2. vocal cords
Explain the difference between acquired and childhood apraxia of speech
Acquired = adulthood. Typically due to brain damage.
Childhood Apraxia: happens during language development.
These are the 3 categories used to classify the signs, symptoms, and characteristics of Right Hemisphere dysfunction.
visual-perceptual disorders, primary communication-cognition effects, and complex communication-cognition effects
_____________language disorders are due to brain damage after a period of normal language acquisition.
Acquired
Droopiness/sagginess of structures surrounding the eye, nose, and mouth is a salient characteristic of:
Flaccid Dysarthria
Protect the airway from aspiration as the bolus goes through the pharynx into the esophagus is the main goal for:
the pharyngeal phase
Give me 3 examples of physical, cognitive, and communication changes after a TBI
Physical: Impairment of the legs/arms, weakness, coordination, full/partial paralysis, seizures,
changes in sexual functioning, walking problems, fatigue, disfigurement, swallowing problems, drooling, headaches, balance, sensory impairments
• Cognitive: Short attention span, memory problems, problem solving, poor judgement, partial/complete loss of reading/writing skills, language problems, learning difficulty.
Communication: Dysarthria, language problems, social-communication (turn-taking, maintaining the
topic of conversation, tone of voice, understanding sarcasm)
Changes in: attention, memory, reading, writing, verbal fluency, narratives, comprehension
In acquired childhood aphasia, list what areas of language function are affected following a TBI
Verbal Fluency
Object Naming
Word/Sentence Repetition
Written Output
Explain the difference between Apraxia and Dysarthria
A disorder that affects the capacity to plan or program movements is known as APRAXIA
Abnormalities in the strength, speed, range, steadiness, tone, or accuracy of movements is called DYSARTHRIA
Explain the differente between penetration and aspiration
When bolus enters the larynx = Penetration
When bolus enters the larynx AND moves below the level of the vocal cords = Aspiration
Explain in detail "coup" and "contrecoup"
2 contusions in the site of brain injury. One occurs at the primary site of strike to the head/brain=COUP injury.
The other is a rebound effect where the brain bounces off the inside of the skull, opposite the
site of the original blow =CONTRE COUP