SLP PRAXIS Review - Aphasia/Right Hemisphere

In patients with mixed transcortical aphasia, prosody, and rhythm is not typical and speech sounds like it has ___

echolalia

Vertical eye movements are usually unaffected in individuals with ocular motor apraxia

true

what is the main symptom in individuals with conduction aphasia?

Inability to repeat words or phrases

Where is Wernicke’s area located?

• the gyri that forms the lower posterior left Sylvian fissure

• left temporal lobe

T/F: prosody and rate are normal, and sentences are grammatically correct in individuals with Wernicke’s aphasia

True

7 aspects of a person’s life that quality of life measures aim to incorporate

• values

• culture

• physical and psychological health

• expectations and goals for treatment

• patient concerns

• independence

• relationships

T/F: Writing skills and visual recognition are not intact in individuals with alexia.

False

Damage to the angular gyrus can result in ____ syndrome which may result in alexia, agnosia, acalculia, left-right confusion, and agrphia

Gerstmann

what is another name for hemorrhagic stroke?

intracerebral hemorrhages

T/F: the speech of individuals with anomic aphasia is grammatically correct and fluent

True

6 possible causes of an embolic stroke

• high cholesterol

• atherosclerosis

• smoking

• obesity

• high blood pressure

• heart disease

7 aspects that individuals with right hemisphere damage usually have difficulties with

• orientation

• perception

• organization

• memory

• attention

• discourse processing

• social communication

In a stroke, the ____ artery is blocked most often

middle cerebral

What three aspects does the arcuate fasciculus play an important role in the right hemisphere?

processing

• visuospatial information

• semantics

• prosody

Prosopagnosia occurs after bilateral or right hemisphere damage in the ______

right fusiform gyrus

T/F: comprehension is intact for individuals with Broca’s aphasia

True

What is the function of the angular gyrus?

It transmits visual information to Wernicke’s area to create meaning out of words that are visually perceived.