Language Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
most dominant side for langauge
A
left hemisphere is dominant
2
Q
what connects the broccas and wernickes area
A
arculate fasciculus
3
Q
aphasia
A
impair understanding or expression in verbal or written modality
4
Q
wernickes aphasia
A
fluent copious verbal output
but frequent word errors
5
Q
broccas aphasia
A
good verbal comprehension
poor verbal output
6
Q
conduction aphasia
A
lesion to cortical region of supramarginal gyrus
fluent speech with relatively intact receptive language
naming difficulties
7
Q
global apahsia
A
no speech
8
Q
poor cognition
A
attention
- difficulty staying on cognition
- decreased ability
memory
- difficulty accessing info
- difficulty following long conversations
executive function
- difficulty plannning and problem solving
