Aphasia & Traumatic Brain Injury: Causes & Recovery of Speech-Language - Prof. Helen M. Sh, Study notes of Speech-Language Pathology

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At the end of these sessions you will be able to:
Define the term aphasia
Differentiate aphasia from motor speech disorders
Identify the major causes of aphasia
Identify primary regions of the brain involved in aphasias Objectives (continued)
Identify major features of fluent, non- fluent, and global aphasias
Describe the role of the speech-language pathologist in evaluating and treating aphasia
Describe signs and symptoms associated with right hemisphere injury
Describe signs and symptoms of traumatic brain injury Etiology of Injury to the Brain
Stroke
Hemorrhagic
Ischemic
Generalized injury
Anoxia, hypoxia, infection
Closed head injury
Penetrating injury
Tumor Incidence of Brain Injury
1.4 million brain injuries each year in the US
75% are mild concussions
50% from motor vehicle accidents
High risk populations
teens 15-19
toddlers 1-4
Males > Females Source. Mayo Clinic, 2006 2 Speech and Language Areas in the Cerebral Cortex Speech and Language Areas in the Cerebral Cortex Phineas Gage Gage skull and tamping rod from Harvard Medical School Museum Outcome of Brain Injury
Memory
Attention
Organization of ideas
Language – word finding, comprehension
Pragmatics
Motor