Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding aphasia testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive testing by neurologists does not include a language component. 
B) One goal of the SLP in aphasia testing is to confirm the site of the lesion. 
C) The SLP can use aphasia testing as a guideline for treatment. 
D) Aphasia tests have changed little since the time of Broca. 
A) Cognitive testing by neurologists does not include a language component. 
B) One goal of the SLP in aphasia testing is to confirm the site of the lesion. 
C) The SLP can use aphasia testing as a guideline for treatment. 
D) Aphasia tests have changed little since the time of Broca. C

Question 2

Benign tumors do not cause aphasia because these tumors usually do not grow and generally produce diffuse lesions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Transcortical aphasia can be classified as either fluent or nonfluent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Anomia is a common symptom of aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Damage to the right hemisphere produces deficits that are not language based,but can negatively affect language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

___ characterizes alexia with agraphia.

Accepted Answer

A) Difficulty with short-term memory 
B) Acalculia 
C) Nonfluent aphasia 
D) Anomia 
A) Difficulty with short-term memory 
B) Acalculia 
C) Nonfluent aphasia 
D) Anomia

Question 7

A patient has poor comprehension but can accurately repeat what is heard.This patient likely has:

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's aphasia 
B) conduction aphasia 
C) transcortical aphasia 
D) Broca's aphasia 
E) global aphasia 
A) Wernicke's aphasia 
B) conduction aphasia 
C) transcortical aphasia 
D) Broca's aphasia 
E) global aphasia

Question 8

Aphasia would likely result from:

Accepted Answer

A) a blow to the head that breaks the skull 
B) a diffuse abscess caused by a brain tumor 
C) ischemia affecting the cerebellum 
D) a cerebrovascular accident affecting the middle cerebral artery 
A) a blow to the head that breaks the skull 
B) a diffuse abscess caused by a brain tumor 
C) ischemia affecting the cerebellum 
D) a cerebrovascular accident affecting the middle cerebral artery

Question 9

Echolalia is a common symptom of:

Accepted Answer

A) transcortical sensory aphasia 
B) Wernicke's aphasia 
C) mixed transcortical aphasia 
D) conduction aphasia 
E) transcortical motor aphasia 
A) transcortical sensory aphasia 
B) Wernicke's aphasia 
C) mixed transcortical aphasia 
D) conduction aphasia 
E) transcortical motor aphasia

Question 10

The suppression of stimuli from one side of the body is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) extinction 
B) aprosodia 
C) denial 
D) anosognosia 
E) prosopagnosia 
A) extinction 
B) aprosodia 
C) denial 
D) anosognosia 
E) prosopagnosia

Question 11

Effective treatment of aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A) is dependent upon the right mixture of pharmacological agents 
B) can include traditional therapy in combination with drug treatments 
C) can be achieved with seratonergics alone 
D) precludes pharmacological agents 
A) is dependent upon the right mixture of pharmacological agents 
B) can include traditional therapy in combination with drug treatments 
C) can be achieved with seratonergics alone 
D) precludes pharmacological agents

Question 12

The defining symptom of prosopagnosia is the:

Accepted Answer

A) failure to recognize the environmental space around one side of the body 
B) inability to vary the voice 
C) lack of awareness of hemiplegia 
D) inability to recognize familiar faces 
A) failure to recognize the environmental space around one side of the body 
B) inability to vary the voice 
C) lack of awareness of hemiplegia 
D) inability to recognize familiar faces

Question 13

A patient with anomic aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A) displays difficulty comprehending language 
B) usually has a focal brain lesion 
C) generally cannot repeat phrases accurately 
D) displays circumlocution and hesitations 
A) displays difficulty comprehending language 
B) usually has a focal brain lesion 
C) generally cannot repeat phrases accurately 
D) displays circumlocution and hesitations

Question 14

The substitution of incorrect phonemes for correct phonemes is:

Accepted Answer

A) verbal paraphasia 
B) semantic paraphasia 
C) literal paraphasia 
D) known as using neologisms 
E) logorrhea 
A) verbal paraphasia 
B) semantic paraphasia 
C) literal paraphasia 
D) known as using neologisms 
E) logorrhea

Question 15

___ is characteristic of conduction aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) Excessive verbal output 
B) Impaired comprehension 
C) Impaired repetition 
D) Normal skill in writing 
A) Excessive verbal output 
B) Impaired comprehension 
C) Impaired repetition 
D) Normal skill in writing

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to be a congenital condition?

Accepted Answer

A) an arteriovenous malformation 
B) a cerebral aneurysm 
C) a neoplasm 
D) hemorrhage 
A) an arteriovenous malformation 
B) a cerebral aneurysm 
C) a neoplasm 
D) hemorrhage

Question 17

Subcortical aphasia may result from lesions to which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus 
B) basal ganglia 
C) hippocampus 
D) brainstem 
A) hypothalamus 
B) basal ganglia 
C) hippocampus 
D) brainstem

Question 18

Wernicke's aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A) results from lesions in the posterior brain 
B) results in motor weakness in the face 
C) does not compromise language comprehension 
D) usually does not impair language repetition 
E) is a nonfluent aphasia 
A) results from lesions in the posterior brain 
B) results in motor weakness in the face 
C) does not compromise language comprehension 
D) usually does not impair language repetition 
E) is a nonfluent aphasia

Question 19

There is a general consensus regarding the site of lesion in conduction aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

___ is a primary mechanism of injury in traumatic brain injury.

Accepted Answer

A) Edema 
B) Increased intracranial pressure 
C) Ischemia 
D) Diffuse axonal injury 
E) Hypoxia 
A) Edema 
B) Increased intracranial pressure 
C) Ischemia 
D) Diffuse axonal injury 
E) Hypoxia

Which of the following is true regarding aphasia testing?

Benign tumors do not cause aphasia because these tumors usually do not grow and generally produce diffuse lesions.

Transcortical aphasia can be classified as either fluent or nonfluent.

Anomia is a common symptom of aphasia.

Damage to the right hemisphere produces deficits that are not language based,but can negatively affect language.

___ characterizes alexia with agraphia.

A patient has poor comprehension but can accurately repeat what is heard.This patient likely has:

Aphasia would likely result from:

Echolalia is a common symptom of:

The suppression of stimuli from one side of the body is known as:

Effective treatment of aphasia:

The defining symptom of prosopagnosia is the:

A patient with anomic aphasia:

The substitution of incorrect phonemes for correct phonemes is:

___ is characteristic of conduction aphasia.

Which of the following is most likely to be a congenital condition?

Subcortical aphasia may result from lesions to which of the following structures?

Wernicke's aphasia:

There is a general consensus regarding the site of lesion in conduction aphasia.

___ is a primary mechanism of injury in traumatic brain injury.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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Exam 11: Adult Disorders of Language

Which of the following is true regarding aphasia testing?

Benign tumors do not cause aphasia because these tumors usually do not grow and generally produce diffuse lesions.

Transcortical aphasia can be classified as either fluent or nonfluent.

Anomia is a common symptom of aphasia.

Damage to the right hemisphere produces deficits that are not language based,but can negatively affect language.

___ characterizes alexia with agraphia.

A patient has poor comprehension but can accurately repeat what is heard.This patient likely has:

Aphasia would likely result from:

Echolalia is a common symptom of:

The suppression of stimuli from one side of the body is known as:

Effective treatment of aphasia:

The defining symptom of prosopagnosia is the:

A patient with anomic aphasia:

The substitution of incorrect phonemes for correct phonemes is:

___ is characteristic of conduction aphasia.

Which of the following is most likely to be a congenital condition?

Subcortical aphasia may result from lesions to which of the following structures?

Wernicke's aphasia:

There is a general consensus regarding the site of lesion in conduction aphasia.

___ is a primary mechanism of injury in traumatic brain injury.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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