Aphasia New Zealand wants more people to be aware of the speech disorder which it says affects around 30,000 people across the country.

June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, and more than 2.5 million Americans – including actor Bruce Willis and country music star Randy Travis – suffer from the communication impairment. Aphasia ...

When strokes or other injuries damage the left hemisphere of their brain, many people have difficulty putting their thoughts and ideas into words. But they can still sing. Karen McFeeters Leary saw it ...

Aphasia affects the speech, language processing and reading skills of about 2 million people in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. The communication disorder occurs most ...

Imagine you’re a physician and you are called in to evaluate a patient who has had a sudden change in his neurological status, likely a stroke. You find him alert, mobile, and talking. But when you ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain, has identified the causes of impairments in expressing grammatical tense in people with aphasia.

Anomic aphasia is a language disorder that involves difficulty finding or recalling the word a person wants to use. A person’s language comprehension, grammar, and fluency tend to remain intact.

Aphasia occurs when a brain disorder affects a person’s language abilities, such as speaking, reading, and writing. The type of aphasia a person has depends on where damage occurs in the brain.

Agnosia and aphasia are two neurological conditions that can begin after a brain injury. Aphasia causes problems in expressing and understanding language. Agnosia causes problems with identifying ...

A new café is set to launch in Preston to offer a supportive space for those affected by communication difficulties. Located ...

Migraine episodes are mostly known for causing pain and discomfort, but they can also sometimes have neurological (brain-related) effects, including aphasia. Migraine headaches are intense headaches ...