Aphasia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Aphasia is a disorder that affects how you communicate It can impact your speech, as well as the way you write and understand both spoken and written language Aphasia usually happens suddenly after a stroke or a head injury
What is Aphasia? - The National Aphasia Association Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals But brain injuries resulting in aphasia may also arise from head trauma, from brain tumors, or from infections
Aphasia: What to Know - WebMD 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
Aphasia - Johns Hopkins Medicine Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension Aphasia leaves a person unable to communicate effectively with others
What is Aphasia? Symptoms, Types and Treatment Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that results in loss of the ability to produce or understand language Aphasia is not a loss of intelligence Aphasia occurs when the language centers of the brain are damaged
Aphasia Fact sheet - The National Aphasia Association Cause of aphasia Aphasia is usually due to stroke or traumatic injury to the brain Aphasia and stroke can appear suddenly, but warning signs can occur: Sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body; Sudden trouble seeing; Sudden dizziness or trouble walking; Sudden headache for no reason; Sudden confusion or trouble talking and
Aphasia - NIDCD Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage (usually from a stroke or traumatic brain injury) to areas of the brain that are responsible for language For most people, areas in the left side of the brain are affected Aphasia impairs the expression and understanding of language, as well as reading and writing Who develops aphasia?
A Mayo Clinic expert explains aphasia What is aphasia? Aphasia is a broad term that refers to a problem with language So, for example, patients with aphasia may have trouble understanding what other people are saying, understanding what they read, or may have trouble putting their thoughts into words