Most people know what it's like to try to grasp for the right word but draw a blank. For people with brain injury from stroke or other causes, it can happen all the time with almost every word. It's a ...

Aphasia is a language disorder that affects communication. It results from brain damage, often after a stroke. Treatment aims to restore a person’s language and communication abilities as much as ...

Global aphasia is a condition that results from extensive damage to the language-processing areas of the brain. It is the most severe form of aphasia. Treatment aims to improve language and ...

More people with aphasia will have access to quality treatment, particularly those in rural and regional areas, thanks to the expansion of a University of Queensland developed therapy program. Aphasia ...

Medical: loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) Aphasia, the cruel illness resulting from a stroke ...

Aphasia, a language disorder often resulting from stroke or brain injury, profoundly impacts communication and quality of life. Recent advances in rehabilitation and language therapy have broadened ...

When Bruce Willis' family announced on Instagram this week that at age 67 he was retiring from acting because of aphasia, it had many people asking what is aphasia and is it treatable? Aphasia is the ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

In the days after Bruce Willis’ family announced that the star was leaving acting, Google searches for his medical condition skyrocketed. Willis has aphasia, a relatively common but generally unknown ...