Aphasia

Aphasia
Definition
Aphasia is condition characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words.
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Aphasia can be a tremendously frustrating and isolating condition. But there is reason to hope, says Renee Heldman, a speech pathologist at Rose Hospital in Denver.
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Aphasia
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(f´zh), language disturbance caused by a lesion of the brain, making an individual partially or totally impaired in his ability to speak, write, ...
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Definition of Aphasia, anomic
Aphasia, anomic: See Anomia.
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Alternate Names
: Aphasia, Dysarthria, Dysphasia, Impairment of Speech, Inability to Speak, Language Impairment, Slurred Speech
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Aphasia is loss of communication skills previously learned and commonly occurs following strokes or in people with brain tumors or degenerative diseases that affect the language areas of the brain.
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APHASIA: Loss of ability to speak or understand speech.
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People with aphasia or dysphasia may have difficulty talking, understanding, listening, writing, or doing numeral calculations. They may be mildly affected or severely affected. Everyday tasks such as shopping or answering the phone may be impossible.
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Some tests that screen for aphasia (problems with language due to brain dysfunction), such as those involving reading or writing, do not account for people that may never have been able to read or write.
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About 40 percent of patients who suffer a stroke go on to experience language problems, or aphasia, especially if the attack strikes the left hemisphere, which is considered the language center of the brain.
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Hence an old synonym for Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS) was "epileptic aphasia". It was also observed by others that such patients might exhibit altered behavious with autistic characteristics.
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These problems may involve any or all aspects of language use, such as speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the spoken word. Speech and language problems (aphasia) usually occur when a stroke affects the right side of the body.
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Memory loss, usually the first symptom in Alzheimer disease, may not occur in Pick disease until later in the disease. People with Pick disease may have early changes in mood, behavior, and use of language and speech (aphasia).
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