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Section I. Compare & Contrast

Select one from the list below (10)

• conduction aphasia and transcortical sensory aphasia
• broca's aphasia and global aphasia
• broca's aphasia and wernicke's aphasia
  

Select one from the list below (10)

• ataxic and spastic dysarthria
• UUMN and flaccid dysarthria
• hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria
  

Select one from the list below (10)

• hypokinetic dysarthria and broca's aphasia
• apraxia of speech and conduction aphasia
• apraxia of speech and spastic dysarthria
  

Section II. Short Essay

Select three from the list below (15)

• Both aphasia and dysarthria are further divided into smaller classifications (e.g., broca's aphasia, spastic dysarthria). Describe how these classifications were devised, and discuss the usefulness of the classification systems.
• Name, define, and give examples of five behaviors exhibited by individuals with aphasia
• Name, define, and describe the impact of five underlying impairments observed in dysarthria
• Describe the content, form, and use of an individual with a classic wernicke's aphasia.
• List the types of motor speech disorders that have the greatest impact on vocal functioning, describing the voice characteristics associated with each motor speech disorder listed.
• List the types of motor speech disorders that have the greatest impact on prosody, describing the prosodic characteristics associated with each motor speech disorder listed.

   

Select three from the list below (15)

• Describe the primary pathophysiology of strokes
• Describe how respiration/ventilation is threatened in the case of traumatic brain injury
• Compare and contrast ALS and Parkinsons Disease
• Compare and contrast Alzheimers and wernicke's aphasia
• Describe the relationship between hypokinetic and hyperkinetic dysarthrias

Section III. Case Applications (40)

For each patient listed below, identify the following

• if not provided, a likely medical diagnosis
• expected deficits in cognition
• expected deficits in language content, form & use
• expected underlying motor impairments
• expected deficits in respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance, & prosody
• expected progression (e.g., deficits should get better, get worse, stay the same)

Cases:

• 47 year old male with gradual onset of tremor, stooped posture, and mumbled speech
• 68 year old female with sudden onset of right hemiparesis and garbled speech
• 51 year old female with 4 year history of ALS
• 18 year old male who suffered moderate-severe head injury 3 months previously