Aphasia

brain damage (Geschwind, 1972). A disturbance of language resulting from brain damage is known as aphasia. The loss of speech from brain damage had been described before the 19th century, but it was not until 1861 that Paul Broca began to conduct medical studies of such cases. Broca discovered that “damage to a specific portion of the brain results in disturbance of language output, or aphasia” (Stemmer&Whitaker, 2008). The portion of the brain is termed Broca’s area, and is located…

Susan’s main areas of difficulty involve motor speech, which affects her intelligibility. Particularly relating to the larynx, use of the tongue in speech and coordination of the lips and palate. This indicates that Susan is likely experiencing mixed spastic-ataxic dysarthria due to lesions on the upper motor neurone pathway (Wilkinson and Lennox 2005) in the corticobulbar tract which innervates the cranial nerves and the cerebellum (Bethoux et al 2013). Lesions on the upper motor neurone…

Aphasia is a communication disorder that could result from any form of damage to the parts of the brain that involve the use or interpretation of language. This disorder is more common in older adults and moreover anyone that has had a stroke at some point in their life is likely to have some form of aphasia because of that stroke. In short aphasia gets in the way of a persons ability to use or understand words, however aphasia does not impair an individuals intelligence. Aphasia only affects a…

Reading is essential to everyday living, the failure to read will restrict student’s ability to understand basic Math, Language Arts, Science or Social studies. Students with reading difficulties need support for their deficit in a specific skill with different strategies. The two reading difficulties for ESE students and how I will address the difficulties in my future classroom are difficulty with high – frequency sight words using a multi-sensory approach that combines language experience…

DYSARTHRIA WHAT IS DYSARTHRIA? Speech production is a complex process involving the co-ordinated contraction of a large number of muscles controlled by the nerve impulses originating in the motor areas of cerebral cortex. The organs that are involved in speech production are the lips, the tongue, the vocal folds and the diaphragm. When these organs don’t function efficiently, the speech tends to be unclear. One such condition which results owing to the malfunctioning of the speech organs is…

The following is a clear case of conduction aphasia... He understands everything correctly and always answers questions correctly. ... He shows no trace of motor aphasia .... He cannot, however, find words for many objects he wishes to designate. He makes an effort to find them, becoming agitated in the process, and if one names them for him he repeats the name without hesitation. ... He can say many things fluently, especially familiar expressions. He then comes to a word on which he stumbles,…

Communication is an integral part of interaction since it enables the exchange of concepts, feelings, ideas, etc. However, the exchange of communication is fragmented with the acquired neurological disorder, aphasia. Aphasia impacts the language areas which are responsible for literacy, symbolic understanding, expression and general comprehension. Hence this disorder greatly impacts the aspects of social interaction and participation (1). This disorder is acquired through a traumatic brain…

neurologist have diagnosed him with Broca’s aphasia. According to the National Aphasia Association, Broca’s aphasia can be referred to as expressive or non-fluent aphasia (2016). This condition is developmental because he did not acquire this condition from any trauma or injuries. Mr. Wright does not speak and communicate in the same way other adults do. He mainly speaks in short words and phrases, using several interjected pauses like…

the word aphasia which refers to “the collective deficits in language comprehension and production that accompany neurological damage” (Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind, pg. 472). Aphasia is typically associated with speech problems and is usually caused from brain damage, whether from an accident, drug abuse, or the like. The Mayo Clinic states that aphasia “robs [people] of the ability to communicate” (Mayo Clinic). It can affect anyone and generally a…

The authors of this study pursued to evaluate the expansion and restructuring of Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT) beyond a single language card game exercise. Therapies that demonstrate efficacy in patients with chronic aphasia consist of intensity, involving the caregiver, and the transfer of behavior training to everyday life. CIAT-II encompasses all of these components. The authors address feasibility and treatment efficacy of CIAT-II. Participants in the study consisted of four…