Neuro: Appendix B: Aphasia and Dementia

Aphasia

sudden onset

Aphasia

Sudden onset

Aphasia

Damage in the left hemisphere

Aphasia

Focal brain lesions

Aphasia

Mood is usually appropriate, although depressed or frustrated at times

Aphasia

Generally intact nonverbal intellectual skills

Aphasia

Typically intact memory skills

Aphasia

generally relevant, socially appropriate and organized

Aphasia

fluent or nonfluent

Aphasia

Generally stable, unless in the case of multiple strokes

Dementia

Slow onset

Dementia

Bilateral brain damage

Dementia

diffuse brain damage

Dementia

May be moody withdrawn agitated

Dementia

Mild to severely impaired intellectual skills

Dementia

impaired memory

Dementia

Often irrelevant, socially innappropriate and disorganized

Dementia

Fluent until dementia worsens

Dementia

Generally progressive, unless in the case of reversible dementia