Dementia and Speech Disorders Overview

Flashcards covering vocabulary related to dementia, aphasia, language disorders, and literacy in speech-language pathology.

Dementia

A group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities significantly enough to interfere with daily life.

Aphasia

A communication disorder that affects a person's ability to process and use language.

Broca's aphasia

A type of aphasia characterized by non-fluent, effortful speech with good comprehension.

Wernicke's aphasia

A type of aphasia where the person can produce fluent speech, but it lacks meaning and comprehension is poor.

Global aphasia

A severe form of aphasia involving impairments in both understanding and expressing language.

Anomia

Difficulty recalling or naming objects.

Dysarthria

A motor speech disorder resulting from the paralysis or weakness of the muscles that control speech.

Apraxia

A motor speech disorder caused by brain damage, affecting the ability to plan and program speech movements.

Cerebral Palsy

A group of disorders that affect movement and posture caused by abnormal brain development.

Literacy in SLP

The ability to read and write, which is important in speech-language pathology for effective communication.

Phonological awareness

The ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken words.

Vascular dementia

A type of dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, often due to stroke.

Vitamin B12 deficiency

A reversible cause of dementia symptoms that can result in cognitive impairments if not treated.

Lewy body dementia

A form of dementia characterized by abnormal protein deposits called Lewy bodies.

AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)

Communication methods (other than speech) that aid individuals with speech or language impairments.

Right Hemisphere Syndrome

A condition characterized by deficits in attention, memory, and pragmatic language skills.