You perform an assessment of writing and find the following:…

You perform an assessment of writing and find the following:   Writing to dictation: *Target is what the examiner said, Response is what the patient wrote in response Target 1: Plof                    Response 1: Pluck Target 2: Ponster             Response 2: Monster Target 3: Drim                  Response 3: Drum Target 4: Paint                  Response 4: Paint Target 5: Shoe                  Response 5: Shoe Target 6: Pencil                 Response 6: Pencil   What type of central agraphia are these data suggestive of and why? Which route is damaged? Please answer in 1-3 complete sentences.

You perform a bedside aphasia evaluation and find the follow…

You perform a bedside aphasia evaluation and find the following:   Discourse sample – Western Aphasia Battery – Revised Picnic Scene verbal Picture Description: “The tripty went to the sprast and you can see a shamalot. And then over here there’s a man frinking something from that bramentans.”   Following auditory one-step directions:  1/5 Word Repetition: 1/5 Object naming: 0/5   What type of aphasia are these results suggestive of and why? Please answer in 1-3 complete sentences.