Some people find it useful to talk through their problems—but language isn't necessary for logical reasoning, cognitive ...

Thanks to a grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Hillsborough, N.J., resident spent October through June in ...

These ‘rarer’ forms of the condition can affect people in their 30s to 60s, with symptoms often mistaken for stress, depression or menopause ...

Aphasia is a communication disorder that makes it hard to use words. It can affect your speech, writing, and ability to understand language. Aphasia results from damage or injury to parts of the brain ...

Background Aphasia, the most common language disorder secondary to stroke, has been associated with increased mortality, longer hospitalization and rehabilitation times, worse performance in daily ...

Imagine knowing exactly what you want to say, but finding yourself entirely unable to force the words past your lips. For millions of people worldwide suffering from aphasia, this frustrating reality ...

Imagine you’re a physician and you are called in to evaluate a patient who has had a sudden change in his neurological status, likely a stroke. You find him alert, mobile, and talking. But when you ...

We describe three cases of aphasia in patients who were internationally famous historical personalities, such as the case of Mr. Leborgne ("Tan") published by Paul Broca in 1861, which became a ...

The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) is a leader in understanding and helping patients recover from stroke-related aphasia. The disorder is most known for ...

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.

Anomic aphasia is a language disorder that involves difficulty finding or recalling the word a person wants to use. A person’s language comprehension, grammar, and fluency tend to remain intact.

We reviewed the evidence of the effect of speech and language therapy (SLT) on language problems experienced by people after a stroke (known as aphasia). About a third of people who suffer a stroke ...