The Neuroscience on the Web Series:
CMSD 636 Neuropathologies of Language and Cognition

CSU, Chico, Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D


Note/medical disclaimer

This series is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating any health problems or disorders of speech, swallowing and language. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have any health problem or disorder of communication or swallowing, you should consult your health care provider.

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Instructor

Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D., Professor
Office
: AJH 112C
530/ 898-6394
pmccaffrey@csuchico.edu


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  1. Study questions for CMSD 636
  2. If you are taking this on-line you will answer the study questions and send them to me as an attachment after you complete each unit, or you can send me the answers for the first seven units together. After you complete the first seven units you will take your first exam. When you complete all of the units you will take the final exam.
  3. Any time you have questions please e-mail me.
  4. If you are taking the course on-campus you will use the study questions to prepare for class discussions.


Links to Harvard and the University of Washington

Course Outline

Harvard University and the University of Washington
 
The course notes are arranged in units that roughly correspond to the weeks of the semester.

Unit 1

Medical Aspects/Prevention: Types of Strokes

Unit 2

Medical Aspects: Neurophysiological Changes

Unit 3

Medical Aspects: The Stroke-Prone Profile

Unit 4

Medical Aspects: The Blood Supply

Unit 5

Aphasia: Concomitant Characteristics

Unit 6

Aphasia: Major Syndromes

Unit 7

Aphasia: Specific Syndromes (the Nonfluent Aphasias)

Unit 8

Aphasia: Specific Syndromes (the Fluent Aphasias)

Unit 9

Aphasia: Diagnosis

Unit 10

Aphasia: Therapy

Unit 11

Traumatic Brain Injury: Effects of Closed Head Injury

Unit 12

Closed Head Injury: Recovery and Remediation

Unit 13

Right Hemisphere Involvement: Symptoms and Diagnosis

Unit 14

Right Hemisphere Involvement: Evaluation

Unit 15

Right Hemisphere Involvement: Therapy

Glossary

Readings and References


Text

Aphasiology, Disorders and Clinical Practice, Davis, G. Albyn, 2007


Learning Goals

The student will be able to:

• explain aphasia syndromes and related conditions

• describe closed head injury

describe the effects of right hemisphere lesions

administer and interpret a diagnostic aphasia examination and or a cognitive/executive function evaluation

rehabilitate (when prognosis warrants) language and cognitive functions, including the executive function


Classroom Requirements

Three examinations

A completed diagnostic test battery for aphasia and/or cognitive function

Reading and writing assignments


Expanded Outline

  1. (Unit 1) Medical Aspects of Cerebral Vascular Accidents
    1. Types of Strokes
    2. (Unit 2) Neurophysiological Changes
    3. (Unit 3) The Stroke Prone Profile
    4. (Unit 4) Blood Supply to the Brain
  2. (Unit 5) Aphasia
    1. Characteristics of Aphasia
    2. (Unit 6) The Major Syndromes of Aphasia
      1. Fluency vs. Non-Fluency
      2. (Unit 7) Specific Syndromes
        1. The Nonfluent Aphasias
          1. Broca's Aphasia
          2. Transcortical Motor Aphasia
        2. (Unit 8) Fluent Aphasias
          1. Wernicke's Aphasia
          2. Anomic Aphasia
          3. Conduction Aphasia
          4. Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
        3. Neither Fluent nor Nonfluent:
          1. Global Aphasia
          2. Mixed Nonfluent Aphasia
          3. Subcortical Aphasia
        4. (Unit 9) The Diagnosis of Aphasia
  3. (Unit 10) Therapy for the Aphasic Patient
  4. (Unit 11) Traumatic Brain Injury
    1. Closed Head Injury: Effects, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
      1. Effects of Closed Head Injury
      2. Neurophysiological Consequences
        1. Hemorrhaging
        2. Tentorial Herniation
        3. Release of Neurochemicals
        4. Diachisis
    2. Neurolinguistic/Neurobehavioral Symptoms
      1. Focal Lesions
      2. Diffuse Brain Injury
    3. Diagnosis
  5. (Unit 12) Closed Head Injury; Recovery and Remediation
    1. Recovery
      1. Abilities recovered
      2. Processes Involved in Recovery
        1. Neural Sprouting
        2. Neuronal Unmasking
        3. Denervation
    2. Remediation
      1. Improving the executive function
      2. Improving Attention
      3. Improving Perception
      4. Discrimination
      5. Thought Organization/Information Processing
      6. Problem Solving
  6. (Unit 13) Right Hemisphere Involvement: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    1. Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Damage
      1. Linguistic Deficits
      2. Extralinguistc Deficits
      3. Nonlinguistic Deficits
    2. (Unit 14) Evaluation of Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage
  7. (Unit 15) Therapy for Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage


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