Aphasia
Activity
Large Group Session
Connections between Wernicke's and Broca's areas, mediating expression of language utterances in speech. Broca's area and the primary motor area. Primary auditory perception and Wernicke's area. Connection between vision and Wernicke's area, mediating reading ability. Somatosensory perception (tactile, pain, cold/hot, position sense) and Wernicke's area. Key aspects to aphasia: Lesion, insult in the dominant hemisphere; Impaired naming; Is repetition impaired? Is comprehension impaired? Is reading and writing impaired?

Curriculum Block

Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Part 4 / Week 4
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Tags

Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4 Neuroscience Part 4 Week 4
Curriculum Week
Part 4 Week 8
Discipline
Neurology
MCC Presentations
Cerebrovascular Accident and Transient Ischemic Attack (Stroke) Language and Speech Disorders
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
MeSH
Aphasia, Broca [C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.100] Aphasia [C10.597.606.150.500.800.100] Aphasia, Wernicke [C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.166] Brain [A08.186.211] Communication Disorders [C10.597.606.150]