Aphasia

Hildebrandt, & Oberauer, 2013). There should also be MRI scans of the language centers in the brains of vascular dementia patients to view if there is damage to these areas. If there is damage to Wernicke’s area or Broca’s area, then fluent and expressive aphasia could be listed as a symptom of the disease. Most recent research has only stated observations of these deficits. Lastly, there should be more research on the…

Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 and the Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis-2 were used for pre and post testing measures. Research took place at Colorado State University. Melodic Intonation Therapy is frequently used with patients with aphasia, but in this case, was used with children…

shrink. These are the parts of the brain that control behavior and speech. There are three main types of FTD: Behavioral variant FTD. This is the most common type and was previously called Pick disease. Progressive agrammatic aphasia. Semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. FTD is one of the most common causes of progressive memory loss in people younger than 60 years. The disease progresses…

principles that often used in ABA. According to ASHA, the techniques used in this analysis including prompting, cuing, modelling, chaining, differential reinforcement, as well as fading. Thus, based on some researches, it is applicable in aphasia rehabilitation. Aphasia means a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain (typically in left hemisphere) which…

The Broca’s area, seems to have an important part in the left hemisphere of the brain. Although, the Broca’s area is located in the frontal part of the left hemisphere, where it projects the speech aspect of the left brain. It seems, to many people speech isn't a big deal for the left hemisphere to carry, yet it has a lot to do with connecting to the right side in order for sentences and words to come out nearly almost correctly. Broca’s area, was discovered in 1861 by a man named Paul Broca.…

Case Study: CVA My case study is on Jan a 72-year-old woman who has suffered a cerebral vascular accident CVA or stroke. The damage is showing on her right side which means Jan suffered a left hemiplegia stroke which affects roughly 80% of the individuals who suffer strokes. A stroke occurs when oxygen and blood flow can no longer get to your brain whether it is stopped or interrupted. A stroke can also happen if there is a brain bleed (Alliana Health, 2013). There are two types of strokes…

ineffective. It is key that the nurse understands the developmental level and be considerate of their needs. An example that will show the importance of understanding special needs is a girl name Avery and she’s 15 years old. She suffers from Wernicke’s aphasia and is usually associated with the posterior or superior temporal lobe. She is unable to comprehend written and spoken words but she can write. She is unable to understand or repeat words or phrases back to the nurse. Her speech is fluent…

How can my understanding of other’s situations help me build open relationships? WHAT I KNOW: WHAT I WANT TO KNOW: WHAT I’VE LEARNED: If you do not develop language/speech before the age of 8, you most likely will not. What part of our brains is responsible for incapability of communication Neglect can affect speech development How many people are dealing with the issue of not being able to communicate/talk The people closest to you have the biggest affect on your speech…

We as people do not always understand what brings others to do bad things, and while it may be hard to fathom, sometimes those who do these terrible acts may themselves not understand why. A psychopath is an example of this type of person. Someone diagnosed with psychopathy has a personality disorder which manifests as symptoms like amoral and antisocial behaviour and a lack of ability to love or establish meaningful relationships, thus causing them to act as though no one else matters but…

The case study for this essay is a male patient, 63, two months post-stroke who suffered an infarct in the proximal segment of the middle cerebral artery. There are four aspects that will be considered within this essay. The first aspect will address primary and secondary body structures that have been impaired. The second section will look Circuit Class Therapy (CCT) as a form of treatment through critical appraisal of two relevant research papers. The next question to be addressed will…