User:Marcetk/Transcortical sensory aphasia

Wikipedia Proposal: Transcortical sensory aphasia

Presented by: Kristen Marcet, George Hakimeh, Kaitlin Qualls, and Alexandra Campanelli

General Definition
Transcortical sensory aphasia is caused by lesions in the inferior portion of the left temporal lobe of the brain, usually due to infarcts, hemorrhages, and contusions of the left posterior cerebral artery. This type of aphasia is very similar to Wernicke’s aphasia in that patients exhibit poor comprehension and naming, have fluent spontaneous speech, and exhibit paraphasia. However, transcortical sensory aphasia differs from Wernicke’s aphasia in that patients still have intact repetition and exhibit echolalia (compulsive repetition of words).

Characterization of the Disorder

 * Comprehension
 * Naming
 * Paraphasia

Diagnosis

 * Criteria
 * Techniques
 * Imaging

Management

 * Therapy

History

 * Lichtheim’s model

Division of workload
We have decided to meet weekly, that way we can review and correct each other’s work, share our individual research findings, and therefore create a cohesive article. The workload will be divided up as follows: Kristen will write the "introduction" and "characterization of the disorder," Allie will write "neuroanatomy" and "diagnosis," Kaitlin will write "history" and "current research," and George will write "management."