Neurologically Based Communicative Disorders

Question 1

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Answer 1

history of heavy drinking,
memory problems,
difficulty processing abstract info,
visual-spatial difficulties

Question 2

parkinsons speech characteristics

Answer 2

monopitch, 
harsh & breathy, 
short rushes of speech, 
imprecise consonants, 
respiratory problems

Question 3

functional communication tests

Answer 3

assess communication in natural or everyday environment

Question 4

DAT symptoms (dementia of the alzheimers type)

Answer 4

poor judgement, 
impaired reasoning, 
disorientation in new places, 
widespread intellectual deterioration, 
empty speech, 
jargon, 
incoherent, slurred, & rapid speech, 
problems comprehending abstract messages

Question 5

ultrasonic exam

Answer 5

can measure oral tongue

& hyoid movement

Question 6

electromyographic assessment

Answer 6

conducted by attaching electrodes on structures of interest

Question 7

laryngeal exam

Answer 7

conducted with indirect laryngoscopy or endoscopic exam, 
inspects: 
base of tongue, 
vallecula, 
epiglottis, 
pyriform sinuses, 
vfs, 
ventricular folds

Question 8

videofluorographic assessment

mbss

Answer 8

evaluates oropharyngeal swallow

involving lateral & anterior-posterior exams