Aphasia
Did You Know?
- About 1 million people in the U.S. have aphasia.
- Aphasia affects men and women equally.
- Aphasia usually occurs suddenly as the result of a stroke or head injury; however, it may also develop slowly as the result of a brain tumor.
- Approximately 80,000 people in the U.S. acquire aphasia each year.
- Anyone can acquire aphasia but it typically affects adults in their middle to late years.
Center for BrainHealth Programs
More information about current programs about aphasia in the Research and Clinical/Treatment sections.
About Aphasia
Aphasia is the partial or complete loss of a previously held ability to express or comprehend spoken or written language due to disease or injury to the brain. Aphasia has many levels of severity ranging from mild word-finding deficits to the inability to understand or express the most basic needs.
An assessment for aphasia will include evaluation of a person’s ability to understand, speak, write and read.
Symptoms of aphasia include:
- Difficulty expressing thoughts.
- Difficulty reading, writing, and/or understanding speech.
- Speaking nonsense, even though it is articulated clearly.
- Jumbled speech.
- Difficulty forming complete sentences.
Links and Resources
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