SPE 691 APRAXIA OF SPEECH EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
Apraxia of Speech - ANSWER 1. Disturbance in motor programming of volitional
movements
2. Deficits in articulation and prosody
3. Inconsistent errors
4. Visible groping
Ideational apraxia - ANSWER inability to make use of an object or gesture because of
loss of object/gesture's function
Ideomotor apraxia - ANSWER Disturbance in performance of volitional movement (more
than automatic)
-no loss in knowledge but inability to carry out motor plan
-better with gestural cues rather than verbal cues
-inconsistent errors
Limb Apraxia - ANSWER -inability to sequence movements of arms, legs, hands, feet
-left hemisphere damage causing bilateral deficits
Nonverbal Oral Apraxia - ANSWER Inability to sequence movements of tongue, jaw, and
other oral structures
Neurological Basis of AOS - ANSWER Damage in the CNS, specifically the left
hemisphere
-damage to the motor speech programmer (MSP)
, Motor speech programmer (MSP) - ANSWER Neural network that programs or
sequences the motor movements needed to produce speech
-includes BG, cerebellum, reticular formation, thalamus
Site of lesion for AOS - ANSWER Damage to perisylvian area (Broca's and Wernicke's) in
left hemisphere
Etiology of AOS - ANSWER -Stroke
-Degenerative disease
-Neurological Trauma
-Tumor
Physical speech deficits AOS - ANSWER -Right sided weakness
-Concurrent dysarthria (typically spastic or UUMN)
-
Oromotor behaviors of AOS - ANSWER Concurrent nonverbal oral apraxia
-Problems with SMRs
Concurrent language disorders - ANSWER Broca's aphasia
Articulatory errors with AOS - ANSWER -mostly on initial consonant
-distorted sound substitutions
-perseverative substitutions
-awareness of errors inability to correct them
-visible/audible groping
-attempts to self correct
ANSWERS!!
Apraxia of Speech - ANSWER 1. Disturbance in motor programming of volitional
movements
2. Deficits in articulation and prosody
3. Inconsistent errors
4. Visible groping
Ideational apraxia - ANSWER inability to make use of an object or gesture because of
loss of object/gesture's function
Ideomotor apraxia - ANSWER Disturbance in performance of volitional movement (more
than automatic)
-no loss in knowledge but inability to carry out motor plan
-better with gestural cues rather than verbal cues
-inconsistent errors
Limb Apraxia - ANSWER -inability to sequence movements of arms, legs, hands, feet
-left hemisphere damage causing bilateral deficits
Nonverbal Oral Apraxia - ANSWER Inability to sequence movements of tongue, jaw, and
other oral structures
Neurological Basis of AOS - ANSWER Damage in the CNS, specifically the left
hemisphere
-damage to the motor speech programmer (MSP)
, Motor speech programmer (MSP) - ANSWER Neural network that programs or
sequences the motor movements needed to produce speech
-includes BG, cerebellum, reticular formation, thalamus
Site of lesion for AOS - ANSWER Damage to perisylvian area (Broca's and Wernicke's) in
left hemisphere
Etiology of AOS - ANSWER -Stroke
-Degenerative disease
-Neurological Trauma
-Tumor
Physical speech deficits AOS - ANSWER -Right sided weakness
-Concurrent dysarthria (typically spastic or UUMN)
-
Oromotor behaviors of AOS - ANSWER Concurrent nonverbal oral apraxia
-Problems with SMRs
Concurrent language disorders - ANSWER Broca's aphasia
Articulatory errors with AOS - ANSWER -mostly on initial consonant
-distorted sound substitutions
-perseverative substitutions
-awareness of errors inability to correct them
-visible/audible groping
-attempts to self correct
