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Module 12: -taxia and -phasia
Bio 120 – CDL Section WW10
Cristina Hategan
July 8, 2014
Definitions
Suffix Terminology
-taxia Muscle coordination
-phasia Speech
Fremgen, BF & Frucht SS (2013) Medical Terminology: A Living Language (5th ed.). Boston, MA Pearson.
The Brain and Control of Muscle
Coordination (-taxia)
CEREBELLUM:
• 2nd largest portion of the brain
• Helps coordinate voluntary body movements
• Maintain balance and equilibrium
• Refines the muscular movement that was initiated in cerebrum Fremgen, BF & Frucht SS (2013) Medical Terminology: A Living
Language (5th ed.). Boston, MA Pearson.
The Brain and Control
of Speech (-phasia)
Frontal Lobe of Cerebrum:
• Controls Speech
• Also to control:• Motor function• Personality
Fremgen, BF & Frucht SS (2013) Medical Terminology: A Living Language (5th ed.). Boston, MA Pearson.
Ataxia Pathophysiology
• Three types of Ataxia:• Cerebellar• Sensory• Vestibular
• A number of causes can lead to Ataxia – for example:• Focal lesions – stroke, brain tumor, or multiple sclerosis at site
of lesion can cause Ataxia• Hereditary Ataxias – a certain gene is linked to Ataxia• Neurological degenerative condition
Accessed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataxia
Treatment of Ataxia
• Treatment is limited to the exact underlying cause of disease
• Prognosis for recovery greater in individual with focal lesion (egstroke or benign tumor) than individual with neurodegenrativecondition
• Physical therapy and/or Occupational Therapy have been shown to be useful
Accessed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AtaxiaAccessed: http://www.ataxia.org/learn/ataxia-causes.aspx
Aphasia Pathophysiology
• Aphasia considered a Language Disorder
• Usually caused by brain damage• Most commonly stroke• Possible due to cancer, epilepsy,
or Alzheimer’s Disease
• Two areas in the brain identified by scientists as site of disorder• Broca’s Asphasia – frontal lobe
damage• Wernicke’s Asphasia – parietal
lobe damage
Accessed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphasia
Treatment of Asphasia
• Pharmacologic intervention is not described in literature as part of treatment regimen
• Multidisciplinary team of MD, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, and social worker to treat patient
• Primary goal is to allow the patient to adjust to not only changes to speech capacity, but also limitations in communications
• Computer technology has been recently implemented as a feasible treatment modality
Accessed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphasia
Thank You!