APHASIA CASE STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APHASIA CLINICAL STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027
What are some case history questions to ask an aphasic or spouse/family member? - correct
answer ✔✔When was the incident that cause the loss of language (ex. stroke)?
Health history - note previous strokes, TIAs, Hypertension, Diabetes, Hypercholesterolemia,
previous surgeries, TBIs, drug/alcohol use, etc.
How would you best describe your language problem? (you don't understand others or you
know what others are saying and you know what you want to say but you can't)
Family history of stroke, heart attach, high blood pressure, depression, etc.
How has your language changed since the incident? (if at all)
Were you driving, taking medicine, take care of yourself before the incident?
Note the site of lesion on MRI if that information is available.
What are some formal assessments for an aphasic client? - correct answer ✔✔Boston
Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
- diagnose aphasia syndromes
- adults
- percentiles based on a sample of persons with aphasia
Boston Naming Test (for anomia)
, - Measure confrontational word retrieval in individuals with aphasia or other language
disturbance caused by stroke
- adults
Western Aphasia Battery
- 18-89 years
- criterion cut scores
Cognitive test if patient is high functioning - Often cognitive skills cannot be assessed until
language resolves.
Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test
- quickly measure cognitive strengths and weaknesses
- 18-89 years
What are some informal assessments to assess aphasics? - correct answer ✔✔Informal
conversations with the clinician and family.
- at this time clinician can probe client to determine what cues the client may respond best to
(phonemic, categorical, written, etc.
Patient may be able to understand written directions as opposed to oral directions.
Clinician can observe patient's writing and reading abilities taking into consideration premorbid
functioning. - at this time you will determine the type of aphasia (fluent vs. nonfluent) based on
the information you have received.
REMEMBER: NONFLUENT BROCA'S APHASIA - TELEGRAPHIC SPEECH
FLUENT WERNICKE'S APHASIA - FLUENT BUT JARGON
TMA LIKE BROCAS BUT CAN REPEAT
GUIDE 2026/2027
What are some case history questions to ask an aphasic or spouse/family member? - correct
answer ✔✔When was the incident that cause the loss of language (ex. stroke)?
Health history - note previous strokes, TIAs, Hypertension, Diabetes, Hypercholesterolemia,
previous surgeries, TBIs, drug/alcohol use, etc.
How would you best describe your language problem? (you don't understand others or you
know what others are saying and you know what you want to say but you can't)
Family history of stroke, heart attach, high blood pressure, depression, etc.
How has your language changed since the incident? (if at all)
Were you driving, taking medicine, take care of yourself before the incident?
Note the site of lesion on MRI if that information is available.
What are some formal assessments for an aphasic client? - correct answer ✔✔Boston
Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
- diagnose aphasia syndromes
- adults
- percentiles based on a sample of persons with aphasia
Boston Naming Test (for anomia)
, - Measure confrontational word retrieval in individuals with aphasia or other language
disturbance caused by stroke
- adults
Western Aphasia Battery
- 18-89 years
- criterion cut scores
Cognitive test if patient is high functioning - Often cognitive skills cannot be assessed until
language resolves.
Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test
- quickly measure cognitive strengths and weaknesses
- 18-89 years
What are some informal assessments to assess aphasics? - correct answer ✔✔Informal
conversations with the clinician and family.
- at this time clinician can probe client to determine what cues the client may respond best to
(phonemic, categorical, written, etc.
Patient may be able to understand written directions as opposed to oral directions.
Clinician can observe patient's writing and reading abilities taking into consideration premorbid
functioning. - at this time you will determine the type of aphasia (fluent vs. nonfluent) based on
the information you have received.
REMEMBER: NONFLUENT BROCA'S APHASIA - TELEGRAPHIC SPEECH
FLUENT WERNICKE'S APHASIA - FLUENT BUT JARGON
TMA LIKE BROCAS BUT CAN REPEAT
