Aphasia and dysarthria both occur due to damage in the brain, but while aphasia causes difficulty in expressing and understanding speech, dysarthria causes difficulty controlling muscles necessary for ...

Actor Bruce Willis, whose one-liners are a mainstay of blockbuster action movies, is stepping away from his career due to a diagnosis of aphasia, a neurological disorder that impacts language and ...

Aphasia is a communication disorder that makes it hard to use words. It can affect your speech, writing, and ability to understand language. Aphasia results from damage or injury to parts of the brain ...

Expressive aphasia — which includes Broca’s aphasia — is when a person understands speech but has difficulty speaking fluently. Some people can say short phrases but leave out small words such as “the ...

Aphasia is a disorder that affects the way you speak and write. It also affects how you understand written and spoken words. There are different types of aphasia, all caused by damage to the brain.

Living with aphasia has been compared to living in a country where you don’t speak the language. Gestures, sign language or other forms of communication may not be much help. And the people who want ...

Legendary actor Bruce Willis announced Wednesday his departure from the big screen following his diagnosis with aphasia, which is "impacting his cognitive abilities," his family said in a statement.

There are at least two million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into words. People who have had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia: difficulty ...

About 200,000 people in the U.S. develop aphasia every year, according to NIH. The family of Bruce Willis shocked his fans Wednesday when they announced the actor is "stepping away" from his career ...

Bruce Willis’ family has announced he will be stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia. "Our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been ...

Wernicke’s Aphasia is the loss of the ability to speak and understand language. It occurs when a small area the the left middle side of the brain called the Wernicke’s area is damaged. Share on ...