Neural Bases of Language

middle cerebral artery

artery of aphasia

ischemia

reduction in blood flow

occlusion

CVA. stoppage/reduction of blood flow

hemorrhage

CVA. rupture

arteriosclerosis

hardening of the arteries. occlusive mechanism

thrombus

blood clot

embolus

clump of something. tumor cells, clump of bacterior, air or fatty plaque

thromboembolic stroke

blood clot breaks off and moves from its original source, blocking blood flow in the process

intracerebral hemorrhage

an artery bursts, flooding surrounding tissue with blood

subarachnoid hemorrhage

bleeding occurs between the brain and the thin tissues that cover it

cerebral aneurysm

stretching of walls of a cerebral artery

arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

tangled arteries and veins

Broca’s Aphasia

• Fluent - No

• Comprehension - Yes

• Repeat - No

Global Aphasia

• Fluent - No

• Comprehension - No

• Repeat - No

Mixed Transcortical Aphasia

• Fluent - No

• Comprehension - No

• Repeat - Yes

Transcortical motor aphasia

• Fluent - No

• Comprehends - Yes

• Repeat - Yes

Wernicke’s Aphasia

• Fluent - Yes

• Comprehends - No

• Repeats - No

Transcortical Sensory Aphasia

• Fluent - Yes

• Comprehends - No

• Repeats - Yes

Conduction Aphasia

• Fluent - Yes

• Comprehends - Yes

• Repeats - No

Anomic Aphasia

• Fluent - Yes

• Comprehends - Yes

• Repeats - Yes