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Lucy is a 73-year-old female who presented to therapy at the Snikliw Sixela Speech and Language Clinic with anomic aphasia secondary to two cardiovascular accidents (CVA) in her occipital lobe in February, 2010 and right temporal lobe in April, 2010. Lucy’s anomic aphasia was characterized by anomia, verbal and task perseverations, circumlocutions, and decreased length of utterances. As a result of the CVA, Lucy also presented with agnosia because of occipital deficits. Due to the agnosia, Lucy may perform poorly on visual tasks due to inability to see the presented stimuli. Lucy is a retired nurse from Chicago, IL; she spends most of her day at home with her husband, Rodger.
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