Aphasia Syndromes and Hallmark Characteristics Practice Flashcards

This set of 30 vocabulary flashcards covers the lesion sites, participating arteries, and defining speech characteristics of major aphasia syndromes based on the provided clinical study guide.

Broca’s Aphasia Lesion Site

Located in the Inferior Frontal Lobe, specifically Brodman areas $44-45$.

Broca’s Aphasia Probable Artery

The Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA).

Agrammatism

A language production error common in Broca’s Aphasia characterized by telegraphic speech.

Broca’s Aphasia Physical Symptoms

Heightened emotions, awareness of deficits, and physical symptoms such as right hemiparesis.

Transcortical Motor Aphasia Lesion Site

Frontal lobe watershed regions including Brodman areas $6, 8, 9, 10, 46$.

Transcortical Motor Aphasia Probable Arteries

The Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) and Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA).

Transcortical Motor Aphasia Repetition

Described as Good, featuring intact repetition despite mild to moderate telegraphic production.

Wernicke’s Aphasia Lesion Site

The posterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus, Brodman area $22$.

Press of speech

A characteristic of Wernicke’s Aphasia where the speaker continues talking at length despite errors.

Wernicke’s Aphasia Awareness

Includes poor self-monitoring and a lack of awareness of deficits.

Neologisms

New, non-existent words produced by patients with Wernicke’s Aphasia or Transcortical Sensory Aphasia.

Wernicke’s Aphasia Repetition

Repetition is categorized as Impaired in this syndrome.

Transcortical Sensory Aphasia Lesion Sites

Temporal lobe watershed regions, angular gyrus (BA-$39$), and posterior middle temporal gyrus (BA-$37$).

Logorrhea

A production error often associated with Transcortical Sensory Aphasia involving excessive output.

Transcortical Sensory Aphasia Probable Arteries

The Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) and Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA).

Transcortical Sensory Aphasia Repetition

Repetition is categorized as Good in this syndrome.

Conduction Aphasia Lesion Site

The arcuate fasciculus and supramarginal gyrus, Brodman area $40$.

Conduit d’ approche

A language production error involving phonemic paraphasia and repeated attempts to self-correct, characteristic of Conduction Aphasia.

Conduction Aphasia Repetition

Repetition is Impaired and disproportionately affected compared to relatively intact comprehension.

Anomic Aphasia Lesion Site

A variable site, though it often involves the angular gurus.

Anomic Aphasia Language Production

Fluent but mild to severe word-finding difficulty, fillers, circumlocutions, and use of generic terms.

Anomic Aphasia Repetition

Repetition is categorized as Good in this syndrome.

Global Aphasia Lesion Site

A large perisylvian lesion, including frontal, temporal, and often parietal lobes.

Global Aphasia Language Production

Non-fluent and severe; may include jargon, stereotypy, or being non-verbal.

Global Aphasia Comprehension Recovery

Indicates that auditory and reading comprehension may improve over time more than expression.

Mixed Transcortical Aphasia Lesion Site

The inferior frontal lobe and focal lesions impacting the two watersheds.

Echolalic

A language production characteristic of Mixed Transcortical Aphasia where the patient repeats what they hear.

Mixed Transcortical Aphasia Arteries

The Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) and Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA).

Stereotypy

A hallmark of severe language production in Global Aphasia characterized by repetitive phrases or sounds.

Anomia

A hallmark naming impairment present in all listed aphasia syndromes including Broca’s, Wernicke’s, and Anomic Aphasia.