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Damage to the anterior cerebral circulation would likely impact which one of the following functions?

Which vessel supplies blood to the area of the brain that controls voluntary movements of the face and the basal ganglia?

As Maurice’s medical condition stabilizes, the team recommends he transfer to an intensive rehabilitation setting in another city. He is on a regular diet and presents with nonfluent aphasia. According to the stroke guidelines, your therapy would likely include which one of the following at this point in his care? 

Agrammatism is a hallmark symptom of which aphasia type?

Listen to the video clip. Identify the aphasia characteristic noted as the client attempts to say the word “umbrella.”

Case study: Carol Use this information for questions 31-34. Your supervisor provided you the following evaluation results from the short form of the Boston Naming Test and the Western Aphasia Battery – Revised.  BNT-short form max = 15 5 WAB         AQ max = 100 40.9 WAB Type   Broca WAB Spontaneous Speech Info Content max = 10 3 WAB Spontaneous Speech Fluency max = 10 4 Spontaneous Speech Score for AQ max = 20 7 WAB Yes/No Q comprehension max = 60 55 WAB Auditory word recognition max = 60 52 WAB Sequential Steps Comprehension max = 80 40 Aud-Verbal Comp Score for AQ max = 10 7.05 WAB Repetition max = 100 34 Repetition Score for AQ max = 10 3.4 WAB Object Naming max = 60 31 WAB  Word Fluency max = 20 5 WAB Sentence Completion max = 10 4 WAB Responsive Speech max = 10 2 Naming Score for AQ max = 10 4.2   Do the results of these two assessments support a diagnosis of Broca’s aphasia? Explain your rationale as to why or why not.   *Adapted from: Boyle, M. (n.d.). AphasiaTalkbank.org

The landmark that separates the temporal lobe from both the frontal and parietal lobes is the .

As Maurice transfers to an intensive inpatient rehabilitation setting, suppose you were the SLP to see him. List the following:  Two assessment measures you would use and your rationale Two treatment approaches or strategies that you would incorporate into your therapy and your rationale One impairment-based goal  One functional/life participation-based goal

The following arteries are part of the anterior circulation of the brain, EXCEPT for which of the following?

You have a new client on your caseload. He is a 50 year-old man 8 months post left CVA, resulting in mild fluent aphasia. Prior to his stroke, he was working as a financial advisor. Currently, he is on short-term disability as he recovers. He hopes to return to work within the year. He lives at home with his wife and two teenage children and was an avid gardener and reader (news, fiction, and non-fiction). He struggles with oral reading rate and clarity. He is motivated to work on his reading as well as improve his word finding abilities to better explain his thoughts and ideas for conversing with his family and his clients waiting his return to work.  1. How could you incorporate the life participation approach to aphasia in your work with this client? (1 point) 2. Identify two evidence-based treatments that may be appropriate for this client and explain your rationale (3 points) 3. Identify two principles of neuroplasticity that you will consider in your treatment. In 2 sentences, explain your application of each principle in tx for this client (2 points)