Unit 4 APPSY- Brain Parts and Damage

Broca’s Area

Patient JP suffered a minor stroke recently. Although he has recovered most of his function, he still is unable to speak clearly. He sounds stilted and cannot form the words he wants to say. 

Occipital Lobe

Patient GN was struck in the head. Although her eyes were undamaged, she is now unable to see.

Parietal Lobe

Patient BC has suffered a traumatic brain injury. BC has seemingly lost feeling in her left hand.

Hippocampus

Patient PD suffered from an extreme seizure disorder. Doctors have located the source of the seizures. To prevent PD’s death, they have surgically removed the affected area. While PD’s seizures have lessened considerably, he is now unable to form new memories.

Cerebellum

Patient FD has suffered a stroke. She is now extremely uncoordinated and seems to have lost her sense of balance.

Reticular Formation

A patient arrives in the hospital unconscious.  Although their heart rate and breathing are very slow, the patient is in a coma.  The doctors diagnose that the individual is in a coma due to a heroin overdose. What area malfunctioning leads to the coma?

Parietal Lobe

A patient is having problems detecting hot and cold when touching objects.

Hypothalamus

A patient is having difficulty regulating their endocrine system. Their pituitary gland is working fine.

Wernicke’s Area

A patient who has suffered a stroke is having difficulty understanding others and making sense when they speak. 

Temporal Lobe

Patient FK suffered a head injury and now experiences hearing loss. Her ears are undamaged.

parietal lobe

Patient MA has been unable to experience pain ever since his accident. He cut his leg on some brush while hiking and didn’t realize it until he looked down and saw the blood.

Corpus Callosum

A patient has had a surgery to treat severe epilepsy. In lab conditions if information is given to only their left visual field, they cannot name the object verbally.  What part of their brain was lesioned in the surgery?

thalamus

Patient GM suffered brain damage and since her accident has found that her sense of taste, sight, touch, and hearing have weakened.

pons

Patient MR used to be able to remember his dreams frequently and vividly, but after suffering a brain injury has been unable to remember any dreams, and isn’t sure if he’s dreaming at all.

amygdala

Patient AB is suffering from a brain tumor. As the tumor grows, he is becoming increasingly belligerent and aggressive. He also seems to have no fear when confronted with threats or danger