Ellyn Riley, Ph.D., is principal investigator in the Aphasia Research Lab at Syracuse University. Can you define “aphasia”? Sixty percent of people cannot, according to a 2022 Aphasia Awareness Survey ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

This is stroke awareness month. One possible long-term complication of stroke is aphasia. The disorder gained awareness when Bruce Willis was diagnosed. Aphasia is a language disorder that occurs when ...

A new study comparing stroke survivors with healthy adults reveals that post-stroke language disorders stem not from slower ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...

A new study at The University of Texas at Dallas could help researchers better understand how a stroke can affect the speech and language areas of the brain. It could also help diagnose aphasia — or ...

Baycrest scientists are pioneering the use of individualized brain stimulation therapy to treat aphasia in recovering stroke patients. Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder that impacts all ...

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She's in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...