Acquired Disorders Brain Game 2020
CSD 335 Spring 2020
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- ___ stroke: stroke that can occur without the person noticing any symptoms
- the signs of a stroke depend on where the brain loses ____
- brains have ____ in the circulation protecting the brain as much as possible from vascular damage
- cerebral artery that in inferior, medial surface of frontal lobe
- cerebral artery that is most of the lateral surface of the hemispheres
- cerebral artery that is the medial surface of the occipital and temporal lobes
- stroke caused by a clot or blockage; occlusive
- stroke caused by a bleed or breakage
- clot that forms directly in the brain's blood vessels
- clot that forms somewhere else, breaks off, and then travels to the brain
- weakened, enlarged region in a vessel
- aneurysms are more likely to occur in areas of
- acronym/mnemonic for the signs to look for when a person is having a stroke
- ___ ischemic attack: "mini stroke" or "warning stroke" where the symptoms resolve themselves
- ___ mellitus: these patients have a higher chance of stroke because of the "sticky blood" that results from the lack of glucose
- ___ scan: series of x-rays to look at "slices" of the brain
- a ___ will show up on a CAT scan right away, but a clot will not
- rotting/decaying of tissue
- area of the brain tissue that has died
- surgery to open head/skull to evacuate a collection of blood
- stops the clot from forming
- thickening of arteries
- netting cage placed in a vessel to keep it open
- likely to occur if the stroke affects the language areas of the brain
- type of aphasia that refers to problems primarily with production/formation of language
- type of aphasia that refers to problems primarily with comprehension/processing of language
- aphasia crosses all ____ including speech, reading, writing, and listening
- the theory that considered aphasia a loss of language
- the theory that considered aphasia a reduction of language
- the theory that considers aphasia a processing problem
- this type of MRI looks at tissue function
- the cortex that is also typically effected with expressive aphasia due to the lesion being in the anterior portion of the brain
- area of the brain that is responsible for forming sentences, grammar, syntax, and meaningfully putting words together
- expressive aphasia patients typically have ___ output, but NOT stuttering
- patients with receptive aphasia are sometimes called the "walking ___"
- area of the brain that is affected by receptive aphasia; also another name for this type of aphasia
- naming or word finding problems
- patients use these to compensate for words or phrases they cannot think of
- when less than half of the utterance is correct
- ___ affect: emotional liability, patients may laugh or cry inappropriately
- when a patient gets "stuck" on a response and use it over and over again
- assessments of aphasia should always start with a ___ review
- ___ comprehension: the ability to process material that someone has said to them
- as auditory information increase, the impact of memory ___
- ___ expression: ability to convey information through speaking
- sequences such as counting or the alphabet
- type of naming where patient names object from a cue (picture)
- type of naming where patient identifies item from a description
- type of naming where patient identifies item in a category
- ___ comprehension: ability to process information presented in graphic modality
- ___ expression: ability to generate information using the graphic modality
- patients are assigned a ___ level along with either receptive or expressive labels
- therapy approach that aims to stimulate the patients brain to relearn the information; "fix the aphasia"
- therapy approach where the patient will learn to live with the aphasia
- phrase ____ cues: provide carrier phrase and the patient must complete it
- ___ cues: provide beginning of word/ first 1-3 phonemes
- ___ cues: provide a gesture along with the presentation of the object/item
- the patients denial of deficits and/or lack of awareness
- cognitive ability that allows you to select and prioritize relevant information
- difficulty recognizing objects or pictures despite adequate visual sensory ability
- difficulty recognizing familiar faces despite preserved object recognition
- when a patient fails to attend to and perceive items on their contra-lateral side
- includes intonation, stress, rate, and melody of speech
- auditory comprehension can be impacted by ___ impairments
- nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal chord
- nervous system that consists of cranial and spinal nerves and outward
- 3 layers of non-nervous tissue that protect the brain along with the skull
- fluid that keeps the brain moist, lubricated the brain, and protects the brain from changes in pressure
- when a moving object strikes another object
- translational ____: when the brain is initially at rest but is impacted by the moving skull and propelled forward
- translational ____: when the head is moving at a velocity and suddenly stops but the brain keeps moving and strikes the now stationary skull
- the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experiences or the senses
- there are ____ cognitive assessments, but these are not as functional in day to day life
- the ___ parts of language are usually not affected by cognitive impairment
- syndrome characterized by loss of function in multiple cognitive domains
- brain disease characterized by neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques
- ___ plaques: proteins between nerve cells in the brain
- a person that is cognitively aging normally is ___ of their declines
- delirium has a specific onset date while dementia is a ____ decline
- ___ tract: anatomy related to breathing and eating
- whatever food or liquid that is swallowed
- during the oral preperatory, the food mixes with saliva to form a ___ bolus
- during the oral phase, the tongue elevates to move the bolus to the ___ of the oral cavity
- this phase allows for the bolus to pass safely through the pharynx
- contractions of the esophagus to send the bolus towards the stomach
- dysphagia is a ___ of other problems
- swallowing disorder that occurs as a result of a neurological or structural problem
- a baby has the ability to breathe and ___ at the same time
- some dysphagia patients ___ but not all do and it is not always harmful and does not always cause pnuemonia
- a consistency like pudding or applesauce
- the more common assessment that allows SLPs to view structures that cannot be seen bedside during a swallow
- the purpose of the videofluoroscopy is to assess the ____ of the swallow and help plan management
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