A Case of Anomic Aphasia

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A Case of Anomic Aphasia

• Nadine Martin1 Jacqueline Hinckley2
• 1Temple University
• Philadelphia PA
• 2University of South Florida
• Tampa, FL 

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WS Case History

• Left hemisphere CVA at age 59.
• CT scan Lesion involving the inferior frontal,
  pre-central and anterior superior temporal gyri.
• Clinical picture anomic aphasia and a right
  hemiparesis affecting the upper limb.
• Work and social history
• Occupation lithographer in a printing shop.
• Education Completed 12th grade and two years of
  technical school.
• Interests Reading, politics, movies and
  traveling.
• Family He has a close relationship with his
  wife. His children are grown. His son lives at
  home, and his daughter lives in another state.

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WS Initial Evaluation
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Results and Concluding Diagnosis of Anomia

• Results consistent with anomic aphasia.
• Comprehension - good
• Repetition - good
• Naming - Severely impaired
• Words could be elicited with sentence completion
  or phonemic cues. and word fluency subtests,
  but better performance was
• Naming errors include no responses,
  circumlocutions and some semantic errors.