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<p>Imported from text file</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Clinical Assessment ==<br /> <br /> * Fluency, based on rate of speech<br /> ** Fluent vs. non-fluent<br /> ** Broca&#039;s: slow and paraphasic errors<br /> * Repetition<br /> ** &amp;quot;1, 2, 3, 4&amp;quot;<br /> ** Sing Happy Birthday<br /> ** &amp;quot;No ifs, ands, or bots&amp;quot;<br /> ** &amp;quot;The president lives in Washington&amp;quot;<br /> * Naming, including low-frequency words<br /> * Comprehension<br /> ** Use only verbal clues, not physical cues<br /> ** &amp;quot;Touch your nose, close your eyes&amp;quot;<br /> ** &amp;quot;Point to the door&amp;quot;<br /> ** &amp;quot;Do you put your shoes on before your socks?&amp;quot;<br /> ** &amp;quot;Does it snow in summer?&amp;quot;<br /> ** &amp;quot;A lion and tiger are in a fight; the lion killed the tiger. Which is dead?&amp;quot;<br /> * Reading and writing<br /> ** Aphasis is a defect in language processing, not in speech<br /> * Paraphasic errors only occur in aphasia<br /> <br /> == Classification ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Broca&#039;&#039;&#039;: nonfluent, poor repitition, poor naming, normal comprehension, poor writing normal reading, +/-hemiplegia<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Wernicke&#039;&#039;&#039;: fluent, word salad, paraphasias, poor naming, poor comprehension, poor readinga nd writing, usually spares motor function<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Global&#039;&#039;&#039;: both of above<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Conduction&#039;&#039;&#039;: fluent, poor repetition, poor naming, normal comprehension<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Transcortical motor or sensory&#039;&#039;&#039;: spares repetition<br /> <br /> [[Category:Geriatrics]]<br /> [[Category:Neurology]]</div>

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