Neuro 17: Language Aphasia and ADHD

1.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT true of ADHD patients?

More likely to overdose that other substance abusers

More likely to be in a motor vehicle accident

More likely to be dx later in life with high IQ

All of these are true of ADHD

More likely to drop out of high school

2.

1 point

Which physical findings are not typical of ADHD patients?

Smaller caudate nucleus

Increased slow wave EEG activity

Smaller hippocampus

Smaller corpus callosum

Smaller prefrontal cortex

3.

1 point

Which artery (or a branch of it) is the most commonly occluded in aphasia?

ACA

PICA

AICA

MCA

PCA

4.

1 point

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by which of the following?

Fluent speech

Nonfluent speech

Incomprehension

Comprehension

Temporal lobe lesion

Frontal lobe lesion

5.

1 point

The blockage of the inferior branch of the middle cerebral artery is usually associated with which of the following?

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Non-fluency

Temporal lobe

Fluency

6.

1 point

In which of the following aphasias would the patient likely become frustrated because they cannot speak fluently and when they do speak, they realize that they are not saying what they want to say.

Broca's aphasia

All of these

Transcortical sensory aphasia

Wernicke's aphasia

Conductive aphasia

7.

1 point

Anomic aphasia is most closely associated with which of the following brain areas?

Temporal lobe

None of these

Parietal lobe

Wernicke's area

Frontal lobe

Broca's area

8.

1 point

Which of the following medications would you be most likely to give to a patient with ADHD?

barbiturates

amphetamines

opiates

antidepressants

steroids

9.

1 point

True or False: In children with ADHD, hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms usually decline below levels of clinical significance over time.

True

False

10.

1 point

A lesion to the arcuate fasciculus would most likely cause which type of aphasia?

Wernicke's aphasia

Anomic aphasia

Broca's aphasia

Transcortical sensory aphasia

Conduction aphasia

11.

1 point

True or False: ADHD is more common in boys than in girls.

True

False

12.

1 point

The "phonological motor program" component of Lichtheim's model of language is typically associated with which area of the brain?

Inferior temporal gyrus

Supramarginal gyrus

Angular gyrus

Superior temporal gyrus

Inferior frontal gyrus

13.

1 point

Which of the following is not a common comorbidity of ADHD?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Anxiety disorder

Oppositional-defiant disorder

Major depressive disorder

Sleep disorders

14.

1 point

Which of the following has been shown to have the greatest affect on long term alleviation of ADHD symptoms?

Medical management

Combined med/behavior mgmt

Community care

None of these

Behavior management

15.

1 point

Fluency in speech indicates a healthy connection between which components of Lichtheim's model?

Primary auditory cortex

Phonological motor programs

Semantic-conceptual field

Word sound lexicon

Primary motor cortex

16.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a key practice element in successful behavioral treatment of ADHD?

Physical discipline

Parent praise

Commands/limit setting

Tangible rewards

Time out

17.

1 point

One of your patients just suffered from a major stroke. When evaluating her language capabilities, you ask her to tell you the story of Cinderella. With what looks like an extreme amount of effort, she replies in only one or two word bursts with phrases like "pumpin", "gas sipper", etc. How would you characterize her speech?

Grammatical

Non-fluent

Fluent

Anomic

Agrammatic