Clinical Neurology for Speech-Language Pathologists
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Course Introduction
Clinical Neurology for Speech-Language Pathologists provides an in-depth examination of the structure and function of the human nervous system as it relates to communication, swallowing, and cognition. Emphasizing clinically relevant neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, this course explores neurological bases of speech, language, and hearing disorders, along with the impact of neurological disease, injury, and developmental conditions. Students will learn to interpret neurological findings, integrate neurodiagnostic information into assessment and treatment planning, and collaborate effectively with medical professionals, preparing them to address complex clinical presentations within diverse patient populations.
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Neurology for the Speech Language Pathologist 5th Edition by Wanda Webb
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology
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Q1) Lesions in Wernicke's area cause a(n):
A)motor aphasia
B)sensory aphasia
C)agnosia
D)apraxia
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following imaging techniques would be most effective for identifying subcellular brain pathology?
A)CT
B)MRI
C)PET
D)X-ray
Answer: C
Q3) Structures lying at the base of the brain may be anatomically described as being: A)dorsal
B)rostral
C)cephalic
D)ventral
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Organization of the Nervous System I
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Q1) Which neuroglial cells produce neural growth factor substances?
A)astrocytes
B)oligodendrocytes
C)ependyma
D)microglia
Answer: A
Q2) The cortex is organized horizontally into how many layers?
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)The cortex is organized in vertical columns,not horizontal layers.
Answer: C
Q3) The area that Broca considered to be the fifth lobe of the brain and that contains the most primitive portions of the brain is the:
A)corpus callosum
B)limbic system
C)hippocampus
D)pons
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Organization of the Nervous System II
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Q1) The sensory fibers of the spinal nerves:
A)are located in the posterior root ganglion
B)are part of the posterior root of the spinal nerves
C)are also called anterior horn cells
D)are efferent fibers
Answer: B
Q2) The pons and cerebellum develop from the:
A)myelencephalon
B)prosencephalon
C)mesencephalon
D)metencephalon
Answer: D
Q3) The structure associated with efferent functions of the spinal cord is the:
A)alar plate
B)conus medullaris
C)sulcus limitans
D)basal plate
E)cauda equinus
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Neuronal Function in the Nervous System
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Q1) Most of the energy consumed by the nervous system is used for the movement of ions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a component of the synapse?
A)the postsynaptic terminal
B)the axon hillock
C)the synaptic cleft
D)the presynaptic terminal
Q3) The pumps in the neural membrane open to both sides of the neuron simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Primary neuronal loss:
A)is variable in degree of damage and in the length of time it takes to occur
B)occurs in the region adjacent to the neurological injury
C)occurs immediately following a neurological injury
D)occurs in the vicinity of the neurological injury
E)both C and D
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Chapter 5: Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing
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Q1) A patient with a lesion in the right lateral spinothalamic tract would not be able to feel pain on the left side of the body.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The outer hair cells:
A)have stereocilia that lie below the tectorial membrane
B)are outnumbered by inner hair cells by 3:1
C)do not have stereocilia
D)are each innervated by up to 20 neurons of the spiral ganglion
E)None of the above describe outer hair cells.
Q3) Sensations of pain and temperature are processed in the:
A)lateral spinothalamic tract
B)dorsal column pathway
C)spinocerebellar tract
D)anterolateral tract
E)both A and D
Q4) Auditory feedback plays a large role in speech production in adults with normal audition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Neuromotor Control of Speech
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Q1) __ is a dyskinesia resulting from the long-term use of narcoleptic drugs.
A)Clonus
B)Myoclonus
C)Dystonia
D)Tardive dyskinesia
E)Tremor
Q2) One similarity between the corticospinal and corticonuclear fibers is that:
A)both sets of fibers pass through the posterior limb of the internal capsule
B)both fibers originate at the cortex
C)they are both largely composed of contralateral fibers
D)they both terminate on lower motor neurons in the spinal cord
Q3) The corticospinal,corticonuclear,and corticopontine tracts make up the pyramidal system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A motor unit:
A)is an alpha motor neuron and all the muscles it innervates
B)is an alpha motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
C)supplies myotrophic factors to the muscle
D)is a group of alpha motor neurons innervating a muscle
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Chapter 7: The Cranial Nerves
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Q1) One week after the onset of a stroke,a clinician examines a patient's oral cavity,and finds the palate does not elevate upon the phonation of "ah." Why does the examiner then test the gag reflex?
A)An intact gag reflex means that cranial nerves IX and X are functioning.
B)The lack of a gag reflex will tell the examiner there is an upper motor neuron lesion.
C)The absence of a gag reflex will tell the examiner that the patient has both upper and lower motor neuron lesions.
D)If the gag reflex is intact,the lesion is limited to the lower motor neuron.
Q2) An examiner who brushes a patient's forehead with a cotton swab is testing the integrity of:
A)the branchial motor component of the facial nerve
B)the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
C)the special sensory component of the facial nerve
D)the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
E)the general sensory component of the facial nerve
Q3) The trigeminal nerve has a special sensory component involved in taste.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems
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Q1) Which of these is a speech characteristic associated with Parkinson's disease?
A)hoarseness
B)increased loudness
C)rapid rate of speech
D)articulatory errors in sonorants and vowels
E)both A and C
Q2) A patient cannot keep her tongue protruded for more than 2 seconds.This is a symptom of:
A)Parkinson's disease
B)Sydenham's chorea
C)Huntington's chorea
D)amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
E)ataxic dysarthria
Q3) Oral apraxia:
A)does not co-exist with apraxia of speech
B)is often indistinguishable from a lower motor neuron lesion
C)is often indistinguishable from an upper motor neuron lesion
D)can be verified by asking the patient to make oral-facial movements
E)both A and D
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Chapter 9: Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain
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Q1) Which muscles are involved in cases of childhood suprabulbar palsy?
A)trunk muscles
B)pharyngeal muscles
C)tongue muscles
D)neck muscles
E)both B and C
Q2) Placing a small bolus of food on the tongue is a way to evaluate the integrity of:
A)cranial nerve V
B)cranial nerve XII
C)the bulbar muscles
D)cranial nerves IX and X
E)all of the above
Q3) The Moro reflex:
A)when persistent,is associated with cerebral palsy
B)peaks at approximately 4 months of age
C)tends to reinforce pharyngeal reflexes in children with cerebral palsy
D)when persistent,is the most significant sign of cerebral injury
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Chapter 10: Central Language Mechanism and Learning
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Q1) Therapeutic stimulation of the right hemisphere's homologous language areas after a stroke may help the patient recover left hemisphere functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) __ are neural cells that process information within a specific region.
A)Input fibers
B)Projection neurons
C)Interneurons
D)Both B and C
Q3) Constraint-induced therapy:
A)relies on neural plasticity
B)relies on compensatory communication
C)relies on preventing the patient from compensating
D)both A and C
Q4) The formation of a memory involves all of the following EXCEPT:
A)altering the strength of neural connections between subcortical regions
B)sensory storage
C)extraction of meaning
D)the hippocampus supplying a cholinergic input to a cortical area
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Chapter 11: Adult Disorders of Language
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Q1) While reading aloud,a patient reads "excitement" for "exciting." This type of error is characteristic of:
A)surface dyslexia
B)aphasic alexia
C)phonologic alexia
D)deep dyslexia
Q2) Diffuse deficits in traumatic brain injury can result in:
A)mutism
B)impaired problem solving
C)auditory perceptual dysfunction
D)palilalia
E)voice disorders
Q3) Which of the following is true regarding aphasia testing?
A)Cognitive testing by neurologists does not include a language component.
B)One goal of the SLP in aphasia testing is to confirm the site of the lesion.
C)The SLP can use aphasia testing as a guideline for treatment.
D)Aphasia tests have changed little since the time of Broca.
Q4) Anomia is a common symptom of aphasia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Pediatric Disorders of Language
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Q1) No significant delay in language development is found in:
A)pervasive developmental disorder
B)Asperger's syndrome
C)childhood disintegrative disorder
D)Rett syndrome
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of acquired epileptic aphasia?
A)deficits in executive functioning
B)deficits in receptive language
C)convulsive seizures
D)near-normal expressive language
E)deficits in memory
Q3) Myelination of the visual cortical projections occurs after that of the auditory cortical projections.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The connectivity of the hemispheres via the corpus callosum does not appear to be important to normal development.
A)True
B)False
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