CETP – Aphasia Clinical Assessment Guide 2025 |
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What is a cerebrovascular accident? - Otherwise known as a stroke.
What is aphasia? - - A neurologically-based ACQUIRED language disorder (that is NOT
neurodegenerative or psychiatric in nature)
- Most commonly results from stroke (50% of stroke survivors have aphasia)
- Other causes include injury, infection, or a tumour.
What affects the prognosis of aphasia? - The PROGNOSIS is typically better for individuals
who:
1. have smaller lesions
2. aphasia is less severe and better preserved language skills
3. family members are involved in treatment
4. younger and healthier
5. better educated and in verbally-demanding jobs
What is non-fluent aphasia? - characterized by slow, effortful, agrammatic, and aprosodic
speech.
What is Broca's aphasia? - Weaknesses:
-Fluency
-Repetition
-Naming
Relative Strengths:
- Auditory comprehension
What is Transcortical Motor aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Naming (phonemic cue may be helpful)
, Relative Strengths:
- Repetition
- Comprehension
** Sometimes they are put in the fluent category because they may have random bursts of
fluent, well-articulated speech (you wouldn't get that with Broca's).
What is Mixed Non-fluent aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Naming
Strengths:
- Repetition
Border zone between Broca's Aphasia (because sparse verbal output) and Global Aphasia
(auditory comprehension is very impaired)
What is Global aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Repetition
- Naming
ALL aspects of language are severely impaired.
Stereotyped utterances (usually well-articulated)
What are fluent aphasias? - Characterized by easily-initiated, flowing, and well-
articulated speech that is not meaningful.
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What is a cerebrovascular accident? - Otherwise known as a stroke.
What is aphasia? - - A neurologically-based ACQUIRED language disorder (that is NOT
neurodegenerative or psychiatric in nature)
- Most commonly results from stroke (50% of stroke survivors have aphasia)
- Other causes include injury, infection, or a tumour.
What affects the prognosis of aphasia? - The PROGNOSIS is typically better for individuals
who:
1. have smaller lesions
2. aphasia is less severe and better preserved language skills
3. family members are involved in treatment
4. younger and healthier
5. better educated and in verbally-demanding jobs
What is non-fluent aphasia? - characterized by slow, effortful, agrammatic, and aprosodic
speech.
What is Broca's aphasia? - Weaknesses:
-Fluency
-Repetition
-Naming
Relative Strengths:
- Auditory comprehension
What is Transcortical Motor aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Naming (phonemic cue may be helpful)
, Relative Strengths:
- Repetition
- Comprehension
** Sometimes they are put in the fluent category because they may have random bursts of
fluent, well-articulated speech (you wouldn't get that with Broca's).
What is Mixed Non-fluent aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Naming
Strengths:
- Repetition
Border zone between Broca's Aphasia (because sparse verbal output) and Global Aphasia
(auditory comprehension is very impaired)
What is Global aphasia? - Weaknesses:
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Repetition
- Naming
ALL aspects of language are severely impaired.
Stereotyped utterances (usually well-articulated)
What are fluent aphasias? - Characterized by easily-initiated, flowing, and well-
articulated speech that is not meaningful.
