Aphasia terms
made up word
neologism
Accumulation of blood in the brain
hematoma
Non-fluent with good comprehension but poor repetition
Broca's aphasia
Fluent with poor comprehension and poor repetition
Wernicke's aphasia
Obesity, smoking, alcohol, high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle. Also prior stroke, age, gender, race
talking "around" a word
circumlocution
stroke due to an arterial occlusion
Ischemic
Fluent speech, poor comprehension, and GOOD repetition
Transcortical Sensory
In which lobe of the brain would you expect to find the site of lesion in someone with Wernicke's aphasia?
Temporal (temporoparietal)
Most common cause of death for people with Alzheimer's disease
Aspiration pneumonia
word-finding deficit
anomia
bursting of the arterial wall
Hemorrhage
Severe aphasia w/ widespread damage across left frontal and temporal lobes
Global aphasia
Fluent with GOOD comprehension but surprisingly poor repetition
Conduction aphasia
Name 3 early red flags for ASD
doesn't respond to name, delayed speech, no pointing, no waving, no eye contact, regressed speech, overly active/uncooperative, no smiling, doesn't "play" with toys, plays alone, repetitive behaviors (gets "stuck" on the same thing), not interested in other kids, walks on toes or other sensory issues, unusual attachment to objects, overly independent/does things "early"
impairment of syntax in connected speech
agrammatism
stationary clot in an artery
Thrombus (thrombotic stroke)
Mild aphasia w/ word-finding deficits
Anomic
Name 2 ways you could assess fluency during an aphasia evaluation
Open ended questions, picture description, describe a process, talk about special life event
Synonymous with non-fluent (aphasia)
Expressive, Motor
word substitution
paraphasia
Clot breaks off and travels "downstream"
Embolus (embolic stroke)
Aphasia with insidious onset
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Non-fluent with good comprehension and GOOD repetition
Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Define a T-unit
An independent clause and its dependent clauses