Aphasia

Question 1

Lesion where for wernickes (receptive)

Answer 1

Superior temporal gyrus (inferior division of left MCA)

Question 2

Wernickes speech fluent?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Wernickes features (3)

Answer 3

Sentences make no sense
Word substitution
Neologisms

Question 4

Word salad

Answer 4

Wernickes (receptive)

Question 5

Compression in wernickes

Answer 5

Impaired

Question 6

Brocas (expressive) where

Answer 6

Inferior frontal gyrus (superior division of left MCA)

Question 7

Brocas speech fluent

Answer 7

No

Question 8

How is the speech in brocas (2)

Answer 8

Laboured

Halting

Question 9

Impaired repetition

Answer 9

Brocas (expressive)

Question 10

Comprehension in brocas

Answer 10

Normal

Question 11

Conduction where

Answer 11

Stroke in arcuate fasiculus

Question 12

Conduction fluent

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Poor repetition

Answer 13

Conduction

Question 14

Comprehension conduction

Answer 14

Normal

Question 15

Is conduction aware of mistakes they’re making

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Global where

Answer 16

Large lesion affecting all speech areas

Question 17

Global description

Answer 17

Severe expressive and receptive aphasia

Question 18

Communicates via gestures

Answer 18

Global