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Aphasia (Dysphasia)
an acquired neurological impairments of processiong for receptive and/or expressive language
Fluent Aphasia
Lesion often in temporoparietal lobe of dominant hemisphere
word output is functional
speech production is functional
"EMPTY SPEECH" or jargon
paraphasis (substitution of incorrect words)
Wernicke's Aphasia (receptive aphasia)
Lesion found at the posterior region of the superior temporal gyrus
Major fluent aphasia
comprehension (reading/auditory) impairment
paraphasias
severe impairment with repetition
good articulation
impaired writing
Conduction Aphasia
lesion of the supramarginal gyru and arcuate fasciculus
major fluent aphasia
severe impairment with repetition
good comprehension
speech interrupted by word-finding difficulties
reading intact
writing impaired
Anomic Aphasia
Lesion of angular gyrus
minor fluent aphasia
word finding difficulties with writing and speech
functional comprehension
speech can seem empty; words regarding content are dropped
Non-fluent Aphasia
Lesion often in frontal region of the dominant hemisphere
poor word output
increase effort for producing speech
poor articulation
dysprosodic speech (bad pitch or timing)
content of speech is present, but syntactical words are impaired
Broca's Aphasia (expressive ahpasia)
major non-fluent aphasia
most common
lesions of the 3rd convolution of frontal lobe
intact auditory and reading comprehension
impaired repetition and naming skills
frequent frustration regarding language skill errors
Global Aphasia
major non-fluent aphasia
lesion of frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes
comphension (reading and auditory) is severely impaired
impaired naming and writing skills
impaired repetition skills
verbal apraxia
a non-dysarthric and non-aphasic impairment of prosody and articulation of speech
Dysarthria (slurred speech)
a motor disorder of speech that caused by an upper motor neuron lesion that affects the muscles that are used to articulate words and sounds
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COmmunication Disorders
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2010-07-07T19:40:21Z
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