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The taking over of a function by a corresponding area on the other side of the brain is known as ________________.
Dysarthria is classified as an acquired neurogenic speech disorder along with apraxia but not dyslexia. T/F?
A specific tx approach focused on increasing verbal production abilities through the use of humming, singing, hand tapping, exaggerated intonation and prosody, and sprechgesang is called?
A person who has been identified as functioning cognitively at a stage 6 on the GDS would not benefit from cognitive communication therapy because they cannot learn new information. T/F?
A tx approach in which a person with dysgraphia copies words directly, writes words corresponding to pictures, and writes words through recall (if possible) is ________________.
Assessment is defined as any means of standardized evaluation. T/F?
The best source for finding the most up to date information on Speech Pathology billing and reimbursement is ___________________.
Stroke is the most common cause of acquired neurogenic speech and language disorders. The 2 types of strokes that may occur due to temporary or permanent disruption in blood supply to the brain are ____________ and _____________.
__________________ is the term for a disorder of written expression.
The life long ability of the brain to reorganize itself as the result of new experiences is known as _______________.
The band of fibers providing the primary connections between Wernicke's and Broca's areas is called the ________________ ________________.
__________________ is a deficit in formulating and processing syntax due to neurogenic etiology.
Give one example of a restitutive treatment task/method you would use with a moderately impaired Broca's Aphasia patient to restore functional communication skills.
The government agency that oversee's administration of medicare and medicaid and receives its funding from congress in named:
The sooner after a person has a brain injury that they are seen for therapy, the better the outcomes. T/F?
A specific treatment approach for dysgraphia that involves several spelling tasks, including unscrambling of letters in anagrams to spell words, copying of target words spelled by clinician, unscrambling of letters and eliminating foil letters is ______________________.
The technical term for a loss of function in an area of the brain remote from, but connected to, an area of the brain that is damaged is _______________________.
Hand dominance does not determine hemispheric dominance for language functions because 85% of all people are left hemisphere dominant for language. T/F?
The principle underlying complexity of account treatment efficacy (CATE) in determining where to start treatment is:
The term _______________ is a narrow term we use to describe working directly with individuals or groups of patients whereas the term __________________ is preferred because it includes all of the elements of intervention.