Gesture communication is increasingly recognised as a vital compensatory strategy in aphasia rehabilitation. Aphasia, most commonly arising from stroke-related brain injuries, impairs verbal ...

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a medical condition that leaves patients struggling to understand language and communicate. The TV star was also diagnosed with ...

PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Aphasia is a communication disorder that is common after a stroke or a brain injury. The Aphasia Center of Tucson says about 80% of people living with the disorder have it ...

Graduate students in SUNY Cortland’s communication sciences and disorders program spent part of this summer designing a “menu” of financial transactions that people with aphasia could use as a visual ...

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In March 2022, actor Bruce Willis’ family announced that he was retiring from acting after an aphasia diagnosis. This announcement drew national attention to aphasia and its impact on people’s quality ...

Approximately 40 percent of stroke survivors experience aphasia, a language impairment that can affect their speech production and comprehension as well as writing and reading. In half of these cases, ...

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