Aphasia

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Justin  Lao
Mind Map by Justin Lao, updated more than 1 year ago
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Aphasia
  1. Impairment of receptive/expressive language
    1. Common from CVA, head trauma, tumor or infection
      1. Fluent and non-fluent aphasia
        1. Fluent aphasia
          1. Also known as Wernick's aphasia
            1. Lesion of superior temporal and superior gyrus
              1. "Receptive aphasia"
                1. Impaired comprehension and writing skills
                  1. Motor impairment is not typical
                  2. Involves temporal and parietal lobe of brain
                    1. Able to communicate but with no real substance behind it
                    2. Non-fluent aphasia
                      1. Involves frontal lobe
                        1. Difficulty with communication
                          1. Also known as Broca's aphasia
                            1. "Expressive aphasia"
                              1. Lesion of frontal lobe
                                1. Common form of aphasia
                                  1. Intact comprehension
                                    1. Motor impairments are common
                                  2. Global aphasia
                                    1. Both Wernick's and Borca's
                                      1. Lesion of frontal, parietal, and temporal lobe
                                    2. Typically lesions on left side of brain
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