
Aphasia - Wikipedia
Aphasia, also known as dysphasia, [a] is an impairment in a person's ability to comprehend or formulate language because of dysfunction in specific brain regions. [2] The major causes are …
Aphasia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Jun 11, 2022 · Aphasia is a disorder that affects how you communicate. It can impact your speech, as well as the way you write and understand both spoken and written language. …
What is Aphasia? - National Aphasia Association
What is aphasia? Aphasia is a communication disorder affecting speech, understanding, reading, and writing due to brain injury.
Dysarthria vs. Aphasia: What’s the Difference?
Nov 5, 2025 · Dysarthria and aphasia are two common neurological disorders that affect how you communicate. What’s the difference between them? Speech-language pathologist Martin …
Aphasia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
May 15, 2025 · Aphasia is a language disorder that affects how you speak and understand language. Learn about what causes it, symptoms of aphasia, and more.
Aphasia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension. Aphasia leaves a person unable to communicate …
What is Aphasia? Symptoms, Types and Treatment
May 9, 2024 · The type and severity of the aphasia depends on factors such as the location and extent of the damage that was sustained to the brain. Aphasia can cause impairments in four …
Types of Aphasia | The Aphasia Library
There are several different types of aphasia. While there are common characteristics, each type of aphasia presents unique symptoms and many people with aphasia show overlapping …
Aphasia - NIDCD
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage (usually from a stroke or traumatic brain injury) to areas of the brain that are responsible for language.
Aphasia - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association …
Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic language disorder resulting from an injury to the brain, typically the left hemisphere, that affects the functioning of core elements of the language network.