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It is a neurologically based language disorder
Aphasia
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It is caused by neuropathologies most commonly _____
Stroke
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Aphasia may or may not be accompanied by ____, ____, or ______.
alexia, agraphia, or agnosia
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Assessment with patients with Aphasia may involve
Standardized tests and functions
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Treatment of aphaisia is concerned with ____, ____, ____, ______, and _______
- verbal expression
- auditory comprehension
- reading
- writing
- nonverbal modes of communication
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Aphasia is a ____ based language disorder, CONTRASTED with such _____ based speech dosorder as ______ and _____
neurologically, neurologically , apraxia and dysarthria
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The 3rd leading cause of death in the US is ____
CVA cerebrovascular accidents
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CVA is most populary know as a
stroke
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The mmost common causes of aphasia is ___
Stroke
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Incidence of strokes increase with ______
age
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Strokes may be ____ or ____
ischemic or hemmorrhagic
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_______ strokes are caused by a blocked or interrupted blood supply to the brain
Ischemic
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Blockage or interruption may be caused by 2 kinds of arterial diseases _____ or _______
thrombosis or embolism
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A ____ is a collecution of blood material that blocks the flow of blood
thrombus
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An 1 is a traveling mass of arterial debris or a clump of tissue from a 2 that gets lodged in
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