APHASIA – NEURO 2026/2027 | NEUROGENIC COMMUNICATION DISORDERS STUDY GUIDE &
EXAM REVIEW
aphasia - correct answer ✔✔"without language"; A disturbance in the adult language system
after the language has been established or learned
Aphasia is most commonly caused by: - correct answer ✔✔strokes to the left cerebral
hemisphere
aphasia is not the result of _____, ______, or _______ impairment - correct answer ✔✔motor,
intellectual, psychological
Aphasia may cause difficulties in ________, _________, ________, and ________, but does not
affect intelligence - correct answer ✔✔speaking, listening, reading, writing
Aphasia is NOT _________, but is acquired following a neurological injury - correct answer
✔✔developmental
aphasia can be caused by neurological accidents such as: - correct answer ✔✔stroke, TBI,
encephalitis, meningitis, tumor, infections, diseases, exposure to toxins or poisons,
hydrocephalus, nutritional or metabolic disease, and progressive neurological disorders
(dementia, alzheimer's, parkinson's)
One can exhibit aphasia-like characteristics in ______ and ______ - correct answer
✔✔alzheimer's and dementia
________ may also cause aphasia-like characteristics - correct answer ✔✔medications
ASHA definition of aphasia - correct answer ✔✔Aphasia is a communication disorder that
results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left half of
, the brain). Individuals who experience damage to the right side of the brain may have additional
difficulties beyond speech and language issues. Aphasia may cause difficulties in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing, but does not affect intelligence. Individuals with aphasia may
also have other problems, such as dysarthria, apraxia, or swallowing problems
An acquired deficit in the ability to produce/comprehend written/spoken language due to
damage to the brain - correct answer ✔✔aphasia
a person with aphasia usually has intact _________ skills (no inappropriate behaviors as with a
TBI) - correct answer ✔✔psychosocial
Aphasia is a _______-based dysfunction, not a motor-based dysfunction, although the two
sometimes coexist - correct answer ✔✔language
stroke occurs every _____ seconds in the US - correct answer ✔✔45
how many people each year have a new stroke? - correct answer ✔✔610,000
________ strokes are in people who have had one previously - correct answer ✔✔185,000
how many Americans die from stroke each year? - correct answer ✔✔130,000
what percentage of strokes are ischemic? - correct answer ✔✔87%
leading cause of serious long-term disability: - correct answer ✔✔stroke
Health care costs in this country for stroke: - correct answer ✔✔$34 billion annually
EXAM REVIEW
aphasia - correct answer ✔✔"without language"; A disturbance in the adult language system
after the language has been established or learned
Aphasia is most commonly caused by: - correct answer ✔✔strokes to the left cerebral
hemisphere
aphasia is not the result of _____, ______, or _______ impairment - correct answer ✔✔motor,
intellectual, psychological
Aphasia may cause difficulties in ________, _________, ________, and ________, but does not
affect intelligence - correct answer ✔✔speaking, listening, reading, writing
Aphasia is NOT _________, but is acquired following a neurological injury - correct answer
✔✔developmental
aphasia can be caused by neurological accidents such as: - correct answer ✔✔stroke, TBI,
encephalitis, meningitis, tumor, infections, diseases, exposure to toxins or poisons,
hydrocephalus, nutritional or metabolic disease, and progressive neurological disorders
(dementia, alzheimer's, parkinson's)
One can exhibit aphasia-like characteristics in ______ and ______ - correct answer
✔✔alzheimer's and dementia
________ may also cause aphasia-like characteristics - correct answer ✔✔medications
ASHA definition of aphasia - correct answer ✔✔Aphasia is a communication disorder that
results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left half of
, the brain). Individuals who experience damage to the right side of the brain may have additional
difficulties beyond speech and language issues. Aphasia may cause difficulties in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing, but does not affect intelligence. Individuals with aphasia may
also have other problems, such as dysarthria, apraxia, or swallowing problems
An acquired deficit in the ability to produce/comprehend written/spoken language due to
damage to the brain - correct answer ✔✔aphasia
a person with aphasia usually has intact _________ skills (no inappropriate behaviors as with a
TBI) - correct answer ✔✔psychosocial
Aphasia is a _______-based dysfunction, not a motor-based dysfunction, although the two
sometimes coexist - correct answer ✔✔language
stroke occurs every _____ seconds in the US - correct answer ✔✔45
how many people each year have a new stroke? - correct answer ✔✔610,000
________ strokes are in people who have had one previously - correct answer ✔✔185,000
how many Americans die from stroke each year? - correct answer ✔✔130,000
what percentage of strokes are ischemic? - correct answer ✔✔87%
leading cause of serious long-term disability: - correct answer ✔✔stroke
Health care costs in this country for stroke: - correct answer ✔✔$34 billion annually
