apraxia & aphasia
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Today’s TopicApraxia & Aphasia
Can’t move face on demand (e.g., stick out tongue)
Buccofacial ApraxiaA
PR
AX
IA
Butter before or after put in toaster?
Ideational ApraxiaA
PR
AX
IA
Can’t pretend to answer phone
Ideomotor ApraxiaA
PR
AX
IA
Legs & arms don’t go where you wnat
Limb-Kinetic ApraxiaA
PR
AX
IA
Can’t make interesting figures or shapes
Construction ApraxiaA
PR
AX
IA
−Understand but not express
−Take things literally
−Spelling errors
1. Non-fluentAware of difficulty
Broca’s area
1. Non-fluentOften comes with
weakness-paralysis
Wernicke aphasia
Long, complex sentences
that don't make sense!
Don’t understand other’s speech well
Several areas damaged at same time.
Frontal, temporal & parietal
Language problems develop gradually
Brain cell degeneration
Language problems develop gradually
Brain cell degeneration
Can progress to dementia
Dr. Ken Tangen
www.BiologicalPsych.com
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