Aphasias

many diseases can take place in each of our body systems. The possibilities are remarkably infinite. Two of a never-ending amount of diseases that could end up creeping their way into a victim’s body are fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and aphasia. Fibrodysplasia ossifcans progressiva (FOP) is a skeletal system disease in which muscle tissue and connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons, are gradually ossified, which forms bone outside the skeleton, restraining regular movement. The…

“Reflection on The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” As I read through this first “clinical tale”, I was really interested by the patient and his characteristics. Being a musical instructor is fascinating all on its own, but also having both visual agnosia and prosopagnosia (facial agnosia), I was really impressed that his quality of living could remain intact. The fact that he could continue teaching with the difficulties agnosia brings is impressive. It was fascinating that the patient was…

In this article, the authors tested five individuals who were categorized as fluent dysphasia with severe anomia (Hodges, Patterson, Oxbury, & Funnell, 1992). It explains that semantic memory is important for comprehension and it outlines the percentage of the long term memory. This kind of memory assists with picture-picture matching and item naming. The researchers recognized that all five individuals’ vocabularies decreased dramatically since their conditions first occurred. The individuals…

the research questions presented in this systematic review. The primary exclusion criteria articles published after 1990. Table 1 summarizes the study characteristics. Anderson, Damasio, Kilma, Bellugi & Brandt (1991) observed three patients with aphasia who were taught how to fingerspell. Out of all of the patients, two patients were able to fingerspell. The third patient suffered too much damage to the temporal lobe to be able to fingerspell. An additional study conducted by Brentari,…

resting quietly in her bed. When asking patient the month and their age, she was not able to answer the questions due to aphasia and her cognitive disability, but she was able to open and close her eyes with simple commands. Tammy was able to follow the moving fingers and penlight with her eyes, but she was not able to tell you if she sees fingers in all visual field due to aphasia. Tammy also had a right facial minor paralysis from a previous stroke (3 years ago) and limited left arm movements…

suffered a left hemisphere cerebral vascular accident (CVA) in August of 2005. He has diagnoses of nonfluent Broca’s aphasia and mild-moderate apraxia. According to his most recent diagnostic, the client demonstrates Patient two is a fifty-eight year old male who suffered a left hemisphere cerebral vascular accident (CVA) in August of 2005. He has diagnoses of nonfluent Broca’s aphasia and mild-moderate apraxia. According to his most recent diagnostic, the client demonstrates moderately…

In this essay, there will be a summary of the article, the accuracy of it and the critique of the language used. This article goes into the diagnosis and rehabilitation of Mr. Steve Riedmer of Schaumberg who was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). He noticed that he had difficulty retrieving words and was unable to remember numbers which is crucial to his job as a tool and die maker. The first neurologist…

and damage the brain tissues. As it is not a specific disease, there are many different types that affect your brain. What dementia and Alzheimer’s have in common is that there is a decline in cognitive function and one of these three components: aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia. Memory loss is the biggest factor with dementia, but memory loss alone is not what causes dementia. With aging, there are short-term memory loss; however, dementia strongly impairs cognitive function, such as issues with…

Applied Linguistics is a vast field covering a multitude of disciplines. Although, I will not be seeking employment in the actual field of Applied Linguistic, I will be using the information gained at Ashford University, to gain employment in the field of speech pathology. I have already begun to start the leg work of seeking employment in speech pathology. I have spoken with doctors, nurses, and board members about becoming a Certified Clinical Speech Pathologist with an emphasis in Cognitive…

The brain is a powerful organ capable of innumeral functions. Music greatly influences the brain whether it is the process of creating the music or merely listening to it. For instance, just the act of listening to music shoots off fireworks in the brain that influences greater thought processes and focus. This is why a lot of people will put their favorite tunes on to complete homework or sleep because it enhances their focus and relaxes them. The act of creating music strengthens the brain…