1. nidcd.nih.gov

    As a result, people with aphasia often see dramatic improvements in their language and communication abilities in the first few months, even without treatment. But in many cases, some aphasia remains following this initial recovery period. In these instances, speech-language therapy is used to help patients regain their ability to communicate.
  2. Dysarthria may involve disorders to some or all of the basic speech processes: respiration phonation, resonance, articulation, and prosody. Dysarthria is a disorder of speech production not language (e.g., use of vocabulary and/or grammar). Unlike apraxia of speech, the speech errors that occur in dysarthria are highly consistent.
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  4. my.clevelandclinic.org

    Aphasia is a language disorder that affects your ability to speak and understand what others say. You might have trouble reading or writing. ... A speech-language pathologist will offer a comprehensive exam to learn more about your ability to understand language (listen), speak and hold a conversation, express your thoughts, read and write ...
  5. mayoclinic.org

    The severity of aphasia depends on a number of things, including the cause and the extent of the brain damage. The main treatment for aphasia involves treating the condition that causes it, as well as speech and language therapy. The person with aphasia relearns and practices language skills and learns to use other ways to communicate.
  6. hopkinsmedicine.org

    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 effectively with others. ... Encourage all types of communication, including speech, gestures, pointing, or drawing. ... Health. Conditions and Diseases; Treatments ...
  7. Curlie directory for category Health: Conditions and Diseases: Communication Disorders: Language and Speech: Aphasia. Online resources concerning aphasia--an impairment of comprehension and/or expression resulting from injury to one or mo...
  8. epainassist.com

    Feb 8, 2025Speech and language are fundamental to human interaction, allowing us to convey thoughts, feelings, and information with relative ease. When these abilities are disrupted due to neurological issues, individuals can face significant communication barriers. Two conditions that often arise from brain injuries or degenerative diseases—aphasia and apraxia (often referred to as apraxia of speech ...
  9. my.clevelandclinic.org

    There's no one approach to treating language disorders. In general, your speech-language pathologist will tailor treatment to your or your child's specific needs. For example: Congenital. If your 3-year-old has expressive language disorder, their therapist will use exercises and techniques to help them improve how they use words and sentences.
  10. brownhealth.org

    May 9, 2024Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that results in loss of the ability to produce or understand language. ... Primary Progressive Aphasia is a neurodegenerative disease in which a person's language capabilities become slowly and progressively impaired due to degeneration of brain tissue in the parts of the brain that control speech ...
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