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Volume 20:9 September 2020
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Word-finding Functions in Tamil Speaking Individuals with Aphasia

V. Jaya, R. Johnsi Rani, and V. Monish

Abstract

Aim: To compare the performance of individuals with aphasia on verbal fluency task and confrontation naming with neurologically healthy individual. Second aim is to investigate the performance of individuals with aphasia on both the naming tasks and also to investigate the performance of aphasic sub-group (Non-fluent and Fluent aphasic) on both the tasks.

Material and Method: Two groups of individuals (individuals with aphasia and neurologically healthy individuals) were included in the study. 15 individuals with different types of aphasia were included. These individual were divided into two sub-groups of Non-fluent aphasic and fluent aphasic. For all the individuals two tasks (Verbal fluency task and confrontation naming task) were administered.

Results: The aphasic group performed poorer compared to neurologically healthy individual group on verbal fluency task and confrontation naming task. The performance of individuals with aphasia was better on confrontation naming task compared to verbal fluency task. Among the individuals with aphasia, fluent aphasic group performed better compared to non-fluent aphasic group on both verbal fluency task and confrontation naming task.

Conclusion: This study highlights the naming deficits in individuals with aphasia and the importance of the naming task to examine the functioning of lexical semantic processing during aphasia evaluation.

Keywords: Aphasia, Tamil Speaking, Naming, Confrontation Naming, Verbal Fluency.

Introduction

Word-finding is a complex cognitive function and if there is any damage to the component processes that are needed for retrieval of words that would perhaps affect the naming ability.[1] Naming is a delicate function and deficits in naming is found in most patients with aphasia. Deficits in naming are nonspecific.[2] In order to analyze the lexical semantic processing, naming tasks are employed. During naming task, retrieval of semantic and phonological information occurs. Naming includes lexical and non-lexical processing. The lexical processing involves storage and retrieval of semantic information. The non-lexical processing involves detection and perception of visual stimuli that initiates the lexical process.[3] Naming disturbances are frequently seen in aphasic individual regardless of the type of aphasia. Aphasia is the commonly occurring neurogenic language disorder. Aphasia is an “acquired communication disorder caused by the brain damage, characterized by an impairment of language modalities: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It is not the result of sensory, motor or any general intellectual deficits, confusions or any psychiatric disorder”.[4] The aphasic syndrome can be classified into fluent aphasias and non-fluent aphasias. Fluent aphasias include Wernicke’s, Anomic, Transcortical Sensory and Conduction aphasia. Non-fluent aphasias include Broca’s, Transcortical Motor and Mixed Transcortical aphasia.[5]

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V. Jaya
Coordinator and Faculty of Speech and Hearing
Institute of Speech and Hearing
Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
vjayashree70@gmail.com

R. Johnsi Rani
Faculty of Speech and hearing
Institute of Speech and Hearing
Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
johnsikannan@gmail.com

V. Monish
Speech Language Pathologist
Outreach Service Center of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing
Sub-Divisional Government Hospital, Sagara, Shivamogga
monishvasudevan@gmail.com
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