SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS Flashcards

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BROCA’S APHASIA

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(non-fluent aphasia)

  • Broca’s aphasia or expressive aphasia is when people find it very difficult to find and say the right words, although they probably know exactly what they want to say
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WERNICKE’S APHASIA

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(fluent aphasia)

  • Wernicke’s aphasia or receptive aphasia is when someone is able to speak well and use long sentences, but what they say may not make sense.
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ANOMIC APHASIA

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  • An inability to supply the words for the very things the person wants to talk about, particularly the significant nouns and verbs.
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PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

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  • Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a condition where language capabilities become slowly and progressively worse, leading to a gradual loss of the ability
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