Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New treatments may help restore speech lost to aphasia

(HealthDay)—Most people know the frustration of having a word on the "tip of your tongue" that they simply can't remember. But that passing nuisance can be an everyday occurrence for someone with aphasia, a communication ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

For new mom with aphasia, 'giving up was not an option'

(HealthDay)—At 25, Rachel Eagly had a one-week-old son and a vicious headache. But she never would have guessed that the headache signaled a major stroke that would temporarily seize her ability to speak and also change ...

Neuroscience

What is frontotemporal dementia?

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms ...

Neuroscience

New research highlights gaps in regional post-stroke care

Queensland researchers have been working to determine how to better support speech pathologists in remote and regional areas to provide best practice care to people with aphasia following stroke.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lost for words—the devastation caused by aphasia

Aphasia is a devastating diagnosis that affects your ability to speak or understand language. It's a little-known condition that effects 300,000 Europeans every year and recently made headlines when actor Bruce Willis announced ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Brain condition sidelining Bruce Willis has many causes

A brain disorder that leads to problems with speaking, reading and writing has sidelined actor Bruce Willis and drawn attention to a little-known condition that has many possible causes.

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