Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders provides an overview of communication disorders that result from damage to the nervous system. The course explores the etiology, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of conditions such as aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and cognitive-communication disorders often associated with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and degenerative neurological diseases. Students will examine the neuroanatomical bases of these disorders and gain foundational knowledge essential for differential diagnosis and management in clinical settings, incorporating evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary approaches to care.
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Neurology for the Speech Language Pathologist 5th Edition by Wanda Webb
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology
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Q1) Which of the following imaging techniques would be most effective for identifying subcellular brain pathology?
A)CT
B)MRI
C)PET
D)X-ray
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of MRI imaging?
A)MRI imaging utilizes radio waves.
B)MRI imaging provides an excellent computer-generated pictorial image of the brain.
C)MRI imaging uses a strong magnetic field to determine the distribution of water molecules in living tissue.
D)MRI is a much more cost-effective technique than CT imaging.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Organization of the Nervous System I
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a component part of the brainstem?
A)pons
B)midbrain
C)cerebellum
D)medulla oblongata
Answer: C
Q2) The area of the brain in which the major neurologic components for understanding and producing language are found is:
A)the sylvian fissure
B)Broca's area
C)the perisylvian zone
D)Wernicke's area
Answer: C
Q3) The primary visual cortex is found in which lobe of the brain?
A)frontal lobe
B)temporal lobe
C)parietal lobe
D)occipital lobe
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Organization of the Nervous System II
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Q1) The pons and cerebellum develop from the:
A)myelencephalon
B)prosencephalon
C)mesencephalon
D)metencephalon
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following arteries is NOT part of the circle of Willis?
A)anterior cerebral artery
B)posterior cerebral artery
C)basilar artery
D)middle cerebral artery
E)anterior communicating artery
Answer: D
Q3) The cerebellum completes its development at the same time as the rest of the central nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Neuronal Function in the Nervous System
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Q1) A(n)___ potential is propagated from the cell membrane at the point of synapse with another neuron.
A)action
B)resting
C)graded
D)depolarized
Q2) __ is an example of an anion.
A)Potassium
B)Chloride
C)Sodium
D)Calcium
Q3) ___is found in high concentration outside the cell.
A)Protein anions
B)Sodium
C)Potassium
D)Calcium
Q4) A graded potential results in the generation of an action potential.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing
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Q1) A child who recoils at the touch of a feather likely has:
A)hypoesthesia
B)hyperesthesia
C)anesthesia
D)atopognosis
E)astereognosis
Q2) Stereoscopic three-dimensional vision is facilitated through the:
A)decussation of the nasal and temporal fibers of each eye at the optic chiasm
B)ipsilateral passage of temporal fibers from each eye to the optic tract
C)processing of visual information in each visual field by the contralateral cortex
D)decussation of the nasal fibers from each eye to the optic tract
E)both B and D
Q3) The auditory brainstem response tests the integrity of the auditory cortex.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Auditory feedback plays a large role in speech production in adults with normal audition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Neuromotor Control of Speech
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Q1) A lesion in the indirect pathway of the basal ganglia would most likely result in:
A)inhibition of thalamic nuclei
B)inhibition of the cortex
C)excitation of globus palladus internal
D)excitation of the cortex
E)both A and B
Q2) All of the following are characteristics of the extrapyramidal system EXCEPT:
A)Its effect on neurons is largely inhibitory.
B)It is involved in stereotypical movements.
C)It has most of its influence in midline (axial)muscles than in distal muscles.
D)It is involved in the conscious control of movement.
E)It has a large role in maintaining muscle tonE.
Q3) Symmetrical movements of paired facial structures,such as the lips,are made possible by the:
A)communication between hemispheres made possible by the corpus callosum
B)contralateral innervation of the lower motor neurons by upper motor neurons
C)same mechanisms that allow for coordinated movement of the hands
D)bilateral innervation of the lower motor neurons by upper motor neurons
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Chapter 7: The Cranial Nerves
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a function of the vagus nerve,recurrent laryngeal branch?
A)general sensation from the vocal folds
B)innervation of all the intrinsic muscles of the larynx
C)visceral sensation below the larynx
D)All of these are functions of the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus.
Q2) The primary afferent nerve in the swallow response is the vagus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following cranial nerves are developed embryologically from branchial arches?
A)III
B)VIII
C)VII
D)II
Q4) A lesion in the superior laryngeal nerve would likely result in:
A)weakness of the laryngeal closure
B)a strained,strangled voice
C)an inability to change pitch
D)a hoarse,breathy voice
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Chapter 8: Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems
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Q1) Apraxia of speech:
A)does not co-occur with oral apraxia
B)is limited to lesions of Broca's area
C)is often accompanied by a language disorder
D)is associated with the left temporal lobe
Q2) Dysarthria can be defined as:
A)an impairment of motor planning that is of neurologic origin
B)an impaired ability to execute speech movements in the absence of paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature
C)a speech disorder resulting from paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature as a result of neurologic damage
D)any symptom of motor disturbance affecting phonation,articulation,and resonance
Q3) The most common disease associated with hypokinetic dysarthria is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain
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Q1) Among the feeding reflexes,the ___ reflex is one of the most important signs of neurological disorder.
A)suckling
B)gag
C)swallowing
D)tongue
E)bite
Q2) __ differentiate the speech characteristics of individuals with spastic and athetoid cerebral palsy.
A)Vocal characteristics
B)Prosodic characteristics
C)Articulatory errors
D)both A and B
E)both B and C
Q3) According to Locke's four-phase scheme of language development,speech and language delays can be explained by:
A)the infant's ability to orient himself or herself to faces and voices
B)the infant's ability to discriminate voices
C)an interruption in any of the four phases of language development
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D)the infant's storing too many utterances used for social purposes
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Chapter 10: Central Language Mechanism and Learning
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Q1) Which of the following is a characteristic of a dendritic spine?
A)Dendritic spines account for most of the presynaptic sites in the brain.
B)Most dendritic spines carry the potential for both inhibitory and excitatory synapses.
C)Most of the excitatory synapses in the cortex are made onto dendritic spines.
D)Dendritic spines are too small to have a role in rapid processing of neural impulses.
Q2) The Geschwind model of language:
A)accounts for all features of aphasic syndromes
B)predicts all types of aphasic syndromes
C)predicts all symptoms coming from specific aphasic syndromes
D)can be used to predict symptoms associated with specific lesions
E)none of the above
Q3) Constraint-induced therapy:
A)relies on neural plasticity
B)relies on compensatory communication
C)relies on preventing the patient from compensating
D)both A and C
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Chapter 11: Adult Disorders of Language
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Q1) ___ characterizes alexia with agraphia.
A)Difficulty with short-term memory
B)Acalculia
C)Nonfluent aphasia
D)Anomia
Q2) The classification system for aphasia has resulted in confusion because:
A)many use personal preference,in spite of widespread agreement regarding aphasic symptoms
B)all classification schemes are based solely on the site of lesion,and ignore performance data
C)of personal needs by clinicians to name aphasias after themselves
D)many schemes are based on language performance,and these ignore the site of lesion
Q3) A patient with dementia of the Alzheimer's type is likely to:
A)be able to keep track of daily events
B)have neurofibrillary tangles in the nerve cells
C)have a stable affect throughout the progression of the disease
D)be well oriented in time and space
E)none of the above
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Chapter 12: Pediatric Disorders of Language
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Q1) The recovery from an injury to the brain in childhood depends upon:
A)the location of the lesion
B)which hemisphere sustained injury
C)the critical period for the area in which the lesion occurred
D)Both A and C are true.
Q2) Which of these children might be suspected of having specific language impairment?
A)a child with a language delay who is free of neurologic symptoms
B)a child with hearing loss who has a language delay
C)a child who has Down syndrome who also has a language delay
D)a child who had a stroke in infancy who has developed a language delay at age 4
Q3) The connectivity of the hemispheres via the corpus callosum does not appear to be important to normal development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The most rapid growth of the brain is during the first year of life.
A)True
B)False
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