Actor Bruce Willis's family announced Wednesday that he's stepping away from Hollywood. The decision to retire comes after a diagnosis of aphasia, which is a language disorder. Michigan ...
Communication classes at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology aid the progress of participants with communication disorders in a ...
Aphasia affects two million Americans, according to the National Aphasia Association (NAA), but a 2016 survey from the organization found that less than nine percent of respondents knew what the ...
This week we are going to discuss something quite off of the regular track as we are delving into the realm of neurologic impairments. Today we are going to discuss something that occurs as a result ...
Imagine waking up one day, unable to speak. It’s a devastating disorder. But thanks to music, those suffering the loss of language are now seeing relief. “She’s fluent in two languages, Spanish and ...
Gretchen Szabo, program director and speech language pathologist, said when she tells people about her work with aphasia residents, they often put a name to the difficulties that an uncle, grandmother ...
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 ...
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 ...