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Chapter 7
Adult Language Impairments
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Communication
Undergraduate 4
10/28/2012

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Term
Aphasia
Definition
Without Language
Term
Fluent Aphasia
Definition
can produce speech pretty fluently but problems with speech.
Term
Nonfluent Aphasia
Definition
slow, labored speech, word retrieval and syntactic problems
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Broca's Aphasia
Definition
have relatively good comprehension but a breakdown in the output
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Wernicke's aphasia
Definition
very rapid speech but not always making sense. Comprehension is poor.
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Risk factors associated with strokes
Definition
smoking, alcohol use, poor diet, lack of exercise, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and history of strokes
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