People who have aphasia can have trouble with things like speaking, reading, or listening. Research estimates about 1 million people in the United States are living with aphasia. There are two ...

Explore how speech therapy assists those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in overcoming communication challenges. Learn about important lifestyle measures and finding a therapist.

Speech pathologist Heather Parzynski provided one-on-one therapy. "I saw somebody who had mild aphasia and could get by in simple conversation, but there were problems," says Parzynski. "We worked ...

Aphasia is a language disorder. It affects how you speak and understand language. People with aphasia might have trouble putting the right words together in a sentence, understanding what others say, ...

Medical: loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) Aphasia, the cruel illness resulting from a stroke ...

Language therapy may help a person recover from aphasia. Some people may have a partial recovery, while others may recover fully. The time it takes to recover from aphasia can vary for each person.

Strokes can be physically and socially debilitating. One local group is helping stroke survivors regain their lives. Lee Newsome and Daniel Vick have a lot in common. They both like golf and they have ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

Fabi Hirsch Kruse had just started her private practice when she was asked to help one of her field’s most famous patients. Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had been shot during a 2011 ...

In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to perform ...