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What is aphasia?

Aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say. Sometimes it makes it hard to understand what other people are saying, too. Aphasia is not a disease. It's a symptom of damage to the parts of the brain that control language.

The signs of aphasia depend on which part of the brain is damaged. There are four main types of aphasia:

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  1. Aphasia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is aphasia? Aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to ... to understand what other people are saying, too. Aphasia is not a disease. It's a symptom of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/aphasia.html - Health Topics
  2. Communicating with someone with aphasia 
    Aphasia is loss of the ability to understand or express spoken or written language. It commonly occurs ... below for improving communication with someone who has aphasia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000024.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Speech impairment in adults 
    The following are common speech and language disorders. APHASIA Aphasia is loss of the ability to understand or ... communication skills. There are many different types of aphasia. In some cases of aphasia, the problem eventually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003204.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. epilepsy-aphasia-spectrum 
    The epilepsy-aphasia spectrum is a group of conditions that have overlapping signs and symptoms. A key feature of these conditions is impairment of language ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/epilepsy-aphasia-spectrum - Genetics
  5. Language disorders in children 
    ... to the central nervous system, which is called aphasia Language disorders are rarely caused by a lack ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001545.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. What is aphasia? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... causes, information on who is at risk for aphasia from NIH. ... Aphasia What is aphasia? Aphasia makes it hard to read, write, say what you mean to say, and, sometimes, to understand what others ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/what-is-aphasia - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Hope for aphasia patients | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... part of NIH, is sponsoring important research for aphasia sufferers. ... Aphasia Hope for aphasia patients New research leads to better outcomes Cynthia K. Thompson, Ph.D., is a top researcher on language recovery ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/hope-for-aphasia-patients - MedlinePlus Magazine
  8. Former auctioneer finds voice after aphasia | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Vail opens up about his experience with stroke, aphasia, and follow-up therapy. ... Aphasia Former auctioneer finds voice after aphasia Speech impairment changed Mark Vail's life One unremarkable September morning in 2011, Mark Vail had trouble getting dressed. Then, he poured milk ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ioneer-finds-voice-after-aphasia - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. American Stroke Association (American Stroke Association)  
    ... older Hispanic and Latino adults Feb 5, 2025 Aphasia and Stroke This common post-stroke language disorder ...
    https://www.stroke.org - Other Resources
  10. Articles about Aphasia | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Aphasia Featured Articles : Aphasia April 24, 2017 Hope for aphasia patients Cynthia K. Thompson, Ph.D., is a top researcher on language recovery from brain damage. Her research is funded in... Aphasia April 24, 2017 What is aphasia? Aphasia makes ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/topic/aphasia - MedlinePlus Magazine
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