Aphasia occurs when a brain disorder affects a person’s language abilities, such as speaking, reading, and writing. The type of aphasia a person has depends on where damage occurs in the brain.

1 Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States 2 Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ...

Purpose To investigate and to compare quality of life (QOL) in fluent and non-fluent aphasics. Methods This is a prospective, quantitative, and transversal study. We included 11 stroke patients with ...

Objective: To investigate progressive non-fluent aphasia and histopathologically-proven corticobasal degene­ration. Methods: We evaluated symptoms, signs, neuropsychological deficits, and radiology ...

Abstract: This study examined alterations in resting-state and task-state functional connectivity (FC) in patients with acute ischemic post-stroke nonfluent aphasia, using a combined resting-state ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She's in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

(ABC 6 News) — May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and like many medical conditions, early detection is key when it comes to successful treatment. One of the first signs of stroke can be aphasia, ...

Aphasia is a language disorder. It affects how you speak and understand language. People with aphasia might have trouble putting the right words together in a sentence, understanding what others say, ...

Migraine episodes are mostly known for causing pain and discomfort, but they can also sometimes have neurological (brain-related) effects, including aphasia. Migraine headaches are intense headaches ...

Author: Kevin Sweeney of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, who previously authored “Back to School” and “Coaching Baseball.” Why did you write this book? In August 2020, when I was 46 years ...