SLP Praxis Aphasia Review

Area of lesion: Left superior temporal gyrus, inferior parietal lobe or supramarginal gyrus

Fluent Aphasia with impaired comprehension and intact repetition

Area of lesion: areas around the main language areas in the brain

Area of lesion: Temporal lobe, angular gyrus, or thalamus

Area of lesion: inferior left temporal lobe between PCA and MCA

Fluent Aphasia with intact comprehension and repetition

c/b fluent, nonsensical speech, unawareness of errors, impaired reading and writing

Area of lesion: multiple sites

Non-fluent Aphasia with impaired comprehension and repetition

Non-fluent Aphasia with intact comprehension and repetition

Fluent Aphasia with impaired comprehension and repetition

c/b similarity to global, but can repeat, very little voluntary speech, impaired reading/writing

Area of lesion: left inferior frontal gyrus

c/b non-fluent speech, few words at a time, ability to read but limited writing

Non-fluent Aphasia with intact comprehension and impaired repetition

Fluent Aphasia with intact comprehension and impaired repetition

Area of lesion: left temporal lobe in posterior superior temporal gyrus

c/b severe impairment, few recognizable words

c/b difficulty producing spontaneous speech, impaired writing, but can repeat phrases/sentences

c/b trouble comprehending, many errors, but normal rate of speech, repeats word/phrase, may have visual field deficits

c/b normal rate of speech, awareness of errors, and often attempts to correct errors

c/b trouble comprehending, many errors, but normal rate of speech, repeats word/phrase, may have visual field deficits

Non-fluent Aphasia with impaired comprehension and intact repetition