Clinical Reference

Differential Diagnosis: Apraxia of Speech vs Aphasia with Phonemic Paraphasias

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Population:

Adult

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

AphasiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia

Language impairments after brain injury can be difficult to tease out. In particular, apraxia of speech can often present in similar ways to aphasia with phonemic paraphasias. This clinical guide is meant to help speech-language pathologists more accurately diagnose these two impairments in order to better target treatment methods. This printable clinical reference is for speech-language pathologists working with adult patients, covering Aphasia and Motor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia. Print Resource, US Letter, 1 page. Members can view and print it.

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