NEURO FINAL EXAM STUDY SET (PREVIOUS EXAM QUESTIONS & WRITTEN REFLECTION QUESTIONS)

Aphasia is NOT caused by: A. Damage to the left peri-Sylvian regions of the brain B. A blow to the head C. Stroke affecting the left middle cerebral artery D. None of the above, that is, Aphasia can be caused by any of them - D. None of the above, that is, Aphasia can be caused by any of them Which of the examples below illustrates paraphasia? A. Writing a related or unrelated word for a target word B. All of the above C. Saying a related word (e.g., sock) for a target word (e.g., shoe) D. d. saying an unrelated word (e.g., bike) for a target word (e.g., shoe) - B. All of the above Which of the following would likely co-occur with "telegraphic speech"? a. right hemiparesis b. stereotypy c. poor comprehension d. all of the above would likely co-occur with telegraphic speech - a. right hemiparesis Which of the following is INconsistent with a persisting Broca-like aphasia? Select one: a. poor self monitoring b. relatively good language comprehension c. agrammatism d. all of the above are clinical hallmarks of a persisting Broca-like aphasia - a. poor self monitoring Consider this information from an acute care neurology consult: "Please evaluate 62 year old female admitted three days ago with slurred speech. Understands everything. CT scan on day of admission was inconclusive." Which of the following diagnostic hypotheses can you rule out? Select one: a. patient has an aphasia b. patient has no speech or language disorder c. patient has a dysarthria d. none of the above can be ruled out; that is, all of the above are possibilities - d. none of the above can be ruled out; that is, all of the above are possibilities Aphasia can be caused by Select one: a. epilepsy b. stroke c. all of the above d. focal traumatic brain injury - c. all of the above Which of the following suggests that language is not "lost" in aphasia? Select one: a. prompts and cues may not help some people with aphasia b. performance is variable c. recall is better than recognition d. all of the above - b. performance is variable Aphasia: Select one: a. also impacts intelligence b. is typically due to a left hemisphere cortical lesion c. all of the above d. is a speech AND language disorder due to brain damage - b. is typically due to a left hemisphere cortical lesion Which of the following are not considered acquired neurogenic language disorders? Select one: a. language of generalized intellectual impairment b. language of confusion c. apraxia of speech d. aphasia - c. apraxia of speech