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Neuro Lesions/Disorders
Aphasia
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11/07/2010

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Term
Broca’s Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
- infarction of the superior division of the middle cerebral artery or lesion in the inferior frontal gyrus.
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Broca’s Aphasia clinical presentation
Definition
-comprehension is preserved,non-fluent speech, no repetition.
-can be associated with contralateral hemiplegia
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Broca’s Aphasia location
Definition
Inferior frontal gyrus (pars opercularis and pars triangularis)
Term
Transcortical Motor Aphasia location
Definition
Near Broca’s area
Term
Transcortical Motor Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
-crescent lesion within the zone between the anterior and middle cerebellar arteries, incomplete lesion in Broca’s area that separates it from anterior frontal areas and supplementary motor cortex.
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Transcortical Motor Aphasia clinical presentation
Definition
non-fluent, positive comprehension, repetition intact
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Wernicke’s Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
-infarction of the inferior division of the middle cerebral artery or a lesion of the posterior superior temporal gyrus.
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Wernicke’s Aphasia clinical presentation
Definition
-fluent with effortless speech that has many paraphasic errors, Comprehension is poor (can’t understand what you are saying or can’t check what they are saying), no repetition
-can be associated with visual defect.
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Wernicke’s Aphasia location
Definition
Posterior superior temporal gyrus
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Transcortical Sensory Aphasia location
Definition
Near Wernicke’s area
Term
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
- Crescent lesion that lies within the border zone between the anterior and middle cerebral arteries (and within the territory of the posterior cerebral artery). results in isolation of Wernicke’s area from the posterior temporal and occipital areas.
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Transcortical Sensory Aphasia clinical presentation
Definition
fluent, no comprehension, WITH repetition intact
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Global aphasia location
Definition
Dominant hemisphere including Wernicke’s and Broca’s Areas
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Global aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
-infarction in the left hemisphere secondary to occlusion of the internal carotid artery or the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery
Term
Global aphasia clniical presentation
Definition
-disturbance in all aspects of language, including comprehension, repetition, and expression.
-usually accompanied by right hemiparesis
Term
Conduction Aphasia location
Definition
arcuate fasciculus
Term
Conduction Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
-Lesion of the arcuate fasciculus (and possibly the supramarginal gyrus)
Term
Conduction Aphasia clinical presentation
Definition
-fluent speech but difficulty finding the right word. Comprehension intact, naming is impaired and no repetition.
Term
Gerstmann’s Syndrome location
Definition
Inferior Parietal Areas (Angular and Supramarginal gyrus)
Term
Gerstmann’s Syndrome pathogenesis
Definition
-lesions of the dominant inferior parietal lobule (angular and supramarginal gyrus)
Term
Gerstmann’s Syndrome clinical presentation
Definition
-aspects that depend on association between auditory and visual stimuli and auditory-visual-tactile)reading and writing) stimuli are most affected (written language to spoken word and vice versa)
-dysgraphia (difficulty writing: usually can copy though), dyscalculia (difficulty calculating), finger agnosia (difficulty in recognizing fingers), left-right confusion. Dyslexia (difficulty reading) may be present.
Term
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia location
Definition
Between Broca’s and Wernicke’s
Term
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia pathogenesis
Definition
-infarction between the middle and anterior or middle and posterior cerebral arteries (perisylvian areas= infarction of dominant hemisphere posterior temporal and parietal areas.
-Carotid artery stenosis can produce a perfusion defect at the border zones b/w middle and posterior cerebral arteries.
Term
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
Definition
-patient CAN repeat but has little spontaneous speech and little comprehension. Patient will echo everything said by the examiner.
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