Among patients with chronic aphasia post-stroke, right neurotomy of the seventh cervical nerve (C7) plus intensive speech and ...

Aphasia doesn’t kill, but it can erase identity, self-worth, and connection. Yet, with appropriate therapy and support many patients make remarkable recoveries.

Aphasia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to retrieve language. It's as if their brain's word cabinet has fallen over and mixed their words around, resulting in varying levels and ...

Aphasia can also develop due to a brain tumor, infection or degenerative disease. The underlying cause of aphasia and the location of a stroke or tumor determine the severity of a person's ...

Aphasia is a condition that affects people’s ability to communicate. There are several different types of aphasia, which is usually caused by damage to an area on the left side of the brain that ...

A framework for aphasia assessment known as the A-FROM can be used for outcome measurement within the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) [6]. The LPAA outcomes evaluation involves ...

BACKGROUND: Stroke-induced aphasia significantly impacts communication and quality of life. Despite the standard treatment being speech and language therapy, outcomes vary, highlighting the need for ...

The NHS says that people with aphasia often have trouble with the four main ways people understand and use language, which are reading, listening, speaking, and typing or writing.

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological disorder that affects your ability to speak, read, write, and understand others. When you have it, it becomes harder and harder to express your ...

ABSTRACT Primary progressive aphasia is a clinical syndrome caused by neurodegeneration of areas and neural networks involved in language, usually in the left hemisphere. The term “crossed aphasia” ...

Spellman Care staged several events as part of Care Home Open Week. Steeton Court Nursing Home hosted Spellman Pride, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion. And an open day at Springbank, ...