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Set 14 Aphasia And Related Acquired Language Disorders

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Question 1

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Bill also demonstrates slight weakness of his arm and leg on one side.Since his TBI was confined to the left hemisphere,we can expect that his diagnosis is

A)Right hemiplegia
B)Right hemiparesis
C)Left hemiparesis
D)Left hemiplegia

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Question 2

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Eighteen year-old Bill was in a car accident causing a mild TBI involving the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere.At the time of the evaluation,Bill was exhibiting behaviors reflective of Level 7 in cognitive recovery.His symptoms may include

A)Unilateral severe right-side neglect
B)Progressive memory loss
C)Reduced concentration
D)Phonemic paraphasias

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Question 3

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Global aphasia is the most severely debilitating aphasic syndrome,while anomic aphasia appears to be the mildest form.

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