Today’s TopicApraxia & Aphasia

Can’t move face on demand (e.g., stick out tongue)

Buccofacial ApraxiaA

PR

AX

IA

Butter before or after put in toaster?

Ideational ApraxiaA

PR

AX

IA

Can’t pretend to answer phone

Ideomotor ApraxiaA

PR

AX

IA

Legs & arms don’t go where you wnat

Limb-Kinetic ApraxiaA

PR

AX

IA

Can’t make interesting figures or shapes

Construction ApraxiaA

PR

AX

IA

−Understand but not express

−Take things literally

−Spelling errors

1. Non-fluentAware of difficulty

Broca’s area

1. Non-fluentOften comes with

weakness-paralysis

Wernicke aphasia

Long, complex sentences

that don't make sense!

Don’t understand other’s speech well

Several areas damaged at same time.

Frontal, temporal & parietal

Language problems develop gradually

Brain cell degeneration

Language problems develop gradually

Brain cell degeneration

Can progress to dementia

Dr. Ken Tangen

www.BiologicalPsych.com