Communication Disorders

Question 1

Fluent Aphasia

Answer 1

• temporal lobe, wernicke’s area, partietal lobe
• word output and speech are functional
• rhythm is acceptable but empty speech jargon
• speech lacks substance
• unrecognizable words

Question 2

Non-Fluent Aphasia

Answer 2

• frontal lobe of the dominant speech center
• poor word output and impairment in rhythm
• poor articulation and increased effort for speech
• content is present but impaired syntactical words

Question 3

Wernicke’s (fluent)

Answer 3

• posterior region of superior temporal
• aka receptive aphasia
• comprehension impaired
• good articulation
• impaired writing and naming ability

Question 4

Conduction (fluent)

Answer 4

• supramarginal gyrus
• impairment with repetition
• good comprehension, intact fluency
• speech interrupted by word-finding difficulties
• reading intact, writing impaired

Question 5

Broca’s (non-fluent)

Answer 5

• frontal lobe
• aka expressive aphasia
• most common
• intact auditory and reading comprehension
• frustration with language skill errors
• close proximity with motor cortex

Question 6

Global (non-fluent)

Answer 6

• frontal, temporal, parietal
• comprehension severely impaired
• impaired naming, writing, and repetition skills
• involuntarily verbalizes