Aphasia

1. Outline a categorization system of aphasias including salient characteristic

behaviors and possible site of lesion.

2. What are the major causes of stroke and what medical conditions may
precipitate stoke?

3. What factors may influence recovery from aphasia?

4. Outline the possible deficits exhibited by a patient with Broca’s aphasia

and provide an example of a treatment procedure you would use to
remediate each one.

5. Outline the possible deficits exhibited by a patient with Wernicke’s

aphasia and provide an example of a treatment procedure you would use
to remediate each one.