Speech Pathology Test- Updated Exam Questions and
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Types of non-fluent aphasia
Broca's, Transcortical Motor, Global aphasia
aphasia
impairment of language, affecting production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read
or write
Types of aphasia
fluent and non-fluent
Four phases of swallowing
oral preparatory, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
Prescription for facial weakness (5
Food texture modification
Food placed at back of the mouth or stronger side of face
Head tilted to stronger side
Sucking/blowing exercises
EMG biofeedback
Prescription for poor lingual control
Mixed transcortical aphasia
Severe speech and comprehension impairment, preserved repetition
, Global aphasia
-most severe form of aphasia
-extensive lesions damage all areas
-profoundly impaired language skills across all domains
-may have strong neurological and neuromotor symptoms as well
Broca's aphasia
non-fluent aphasia in which speech is severely reduced and limited mainly to utterances less than
4 words
Vocabulary access is limited, formation of sounds laborious and clumsy
Caused by damage to Broca's area in brain
Transcortical motor aphasia
non-fluent, reduced, fragmentary echoic and perseverative speech with frequent hesitations and
pauses
Have difficulty initiating and maintaining speech
Typical speech articulation and auditory comprehension
Intact repetition
Wernicke's aphasia
Fluent aphasia
Transcortical sensory aphasia
Poor auditory comprehension
Relatively intact repetition
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Types of non-fluent aphasia
Broca's, Transcortical Motor, Global aphasia
aphasia
impairment of language, affecting production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read
or write
Types of aphasia
fluent and non-fluent
Four phases of swallowing
oral preparatory, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
Prescription for facial weakness (5
Food texture modification
Food placed at back of the mouth or stronger side of face
Head tilted to stronger side
Sucking/blowing exercises
EMG biofeedback
Prescription for poor lingual control
Mixed transcortical aphasia
Severe speech and comprehension impairment, preserved repetition
, Global aphasia
-most severe form of aphasia
-extensive lesions damage all areas
-profoundly impaired language skills across all domains
-may have strong neurological and neuromotor symptoms as well
Broca's aphasia
non-fluent aphasia in which speech is severely reduced and limited mainly to utterances less than
4 words
Vocabulary access is limited, formation of sounds laborious and clumsy
Caused by damage to Broca's area in brain
Transcortical motor aphasia
non-fluent, reduced, fragmentary echoic and perseverative speech with frequent hesitations and
pauses
Have difficulty initiating and maintaining speech
Typical speech articulation and auditory comprehension
Intact repetition
Wernicke's aphasia
Fluent aphasia
Transcortical sensory aphasia
Poor auditory comprehension
Relatively intact repetition
