Right Hemisphere Syndrome

Prosodic deficits could be characterized as

aprosodia (pragmatic communication disorders)

A listener must understand the speaker’s state of mind, AND must understand the speaker’s intentions as to how his or her words should be constructed. This is an example of understanding what?

non-literal language

• irony

Though the left hemisphere is regarded as dominant for langauge, the role of he right hemisphere is understanding what?

context in which language is used is well established

It is now more accurate to think of the two hemispheres language specializations not as a separate functions, but rather as a variety of abilities that operate in ____?

parallel and whose interaction makes human language in it’s complexity possible

I am trying to remember where I parked my car. What sort of memory am I using or at least trying to use?

episodic memory

On a memory test, a person is asked what a car is — that is, the definition. What sort of memory is being assessed?

semantic memory 

I am testing a client who keeps answering my question before I’m finished asking it. What is the most likely problem he’s having?

disinhibition

If your RHS patient was struggling with episodic memory, where in the right hemisphere would you suspect the damage was?

right frontal lobe

I am helping my RHS patient understand the importance of talking to a potential employer with appropriate politeness and respect, and some of the “rules” for interviewing skills. What difficulty am I most likely addressing when I do this?

discourse processing

• suppression deficit hypothesis

If your RHS patient was struggling with interpreting intonation patterns, where in the right hemisphere would you suspect the damage is?

• right temporal lobe

or

• right parietal lobe

If your RHS patient was having difficulty with spatial and other nonverbal memory, where in the right hemisphere would you suspect damage would be?

right temporal lobe

Which of the following is NOT associated with right hemisphere frontal lobe deficits

• episodic memory

• disinhibition

• prosodic production

• reasoning and problem-solving

My RHS patient has anosognosia. What is that?

the unawareness of deficits

• denial

My patient has prosopagnosia. What is that? 

facial recognition deficits

If my RHS patient has anosognosia, where in the right hemisphere do I suspect the damage is?

right parietal lobe

Which of the following is NOT usually associated with right hemisphere temporal lobe deficits?

you would not see visual processing of deficits

I am helping my RHS patient find a specific bit of information on a printed page full of words and numbers. Where in the right hemisphere is the damage likely to be?

temporal lobe

I have a RHS patient who had damage to the right parietal lobe. Which of the following signs would I most likely see?

you would see hemispatial neglect

My RHS patient had a stroke in the right temporal lobe, Which of the following signs would I most likely see? 

you would see nonverbal auditory deficits 

My RHS patient had his stroke in the right frontal lobe. Which of the following signs would I most likely see?

you would see disinhibition