Aphasia and Dementia Quiz

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What type of impairment is associated with semantic dementia?

Motor speech impairment

Phonological impairment

Word-finding difficulties (correct)

Anomia

Where are the atrophic regions primarily located in the logopenic variant?

Bilateral anterior temporal lobes

Left temporoparietal area (correct)

Right temporoparietal area

Right anterior temporal lobes

What kind of errors are typically observed in individuals with logopenic variant?

Phonologic errors (correct)

Pragmatic errors

Syntactic errors

Semantic errors

Which brain areas are predominantly affected in semantic dementia?

Bilateral anterior temporal lobes Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of the logopenic variant in terms of speech rate?

Slow speech rate Signup and view all the answers

Which brain regions are typically affected in nonfluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia (PPA)?

Anterior perisylvian regions Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of PPA?

Impaired semantic memory Signup and view all the answers

What is the process for diagnosing PPA?

A three-step process involving clinical, imaging, and pathologic evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of PPA?

Impaired semantic knowledge Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a reason why the language disturbances in PPA do not fit syndromic patterns identified in stroke-induced aphasia?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of the semantic variant of PPA, as mentioned in the text?

Selective impairment of semantic memory Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of dementia?

Acquired, progressive impairment of intellectual function Signup and view all the answers

Which type of brain damage is associated with dementia?

Diffuse, widespread damage across multiple brain regions Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of primary progressive aphasia (PPA)?

Language impairment precedes memory and visuospatial deficits Signup and view all the answers

Which underlying disease is most commonly associated with progressive aphasia?

Fronto-temporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) Signup and view all the answers

What is often the first symptom experienced by people with progressive aphasia?

Impaired object naming and word-finding difficulty Signup and view all the answers

How does progressive aphasia differ from stroke-induced aphasia?

Progressive aphasia affects language skills gradually over time Signup and view all the answers

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