Aphasia

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  I was 50 years young, a court reporter for over 20 years and an elite marathon runner, positive, healthy, happy, full of life and energy. Hit by a drunk driver when I was sitting at a ...

  View Comments Maryann Gromisch RN commented 3 weeks ago.

  Help with brain stem injury/TBI/aphasia

  By Anonymous on January 16, 2012 - 2:16pm
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  I take synthroid 125 and I seemed to be doing o.k. Then going along for awhile, I seemed to be having trouble talking. I have bad allergies. Sometimes I talk o.k.

  View Comments Maryann Gromisch RN commented 17 weeks ago.

  I have thyroid problems

  By Anonymous on October 10, 2011 - 3:03pm
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  Aphasia is a language disorder that has a whole month dedicated to it in June, but how many people actually know the intricacies of this complex disorder? When parts of the brain that ...

  Learn About Aphasia, a Neurological Disorder that Disrupts Communication

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on September 28, 2011 - 11:02pm
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  My husband, Tom, was diagnoses with PPA about 2 years ago. He continually loses more language and the ability to comprehend. He is still very self-sufficient.

  View Comments Maryann Gromisch RN commented 26 weeks ago.

  Is instituionalization the only option for a Primary Progressive Aphasia patient?

  By Anonymous on August 9, 2011 - 10:14am
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  The reason why ambiguity and confusion exist in the minds of the general community and even those who suffer from aphasia and/or apraxia in regards to what these terms mean is because ...

  What’s the Difference Between Aphasia and Apraxia?

  By Mamta Singh HERWriter on May 31, 2011 - 10:51pm
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  Aphasia is “an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.” (Source: The National Aphasia Association; Page Title: More ...

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  What’s New in Aphasia Research

  By Mamta Singh HERWriter on May 31, 2011 - 10:40pm
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  In the United States, about 5 percent of first graders have a noticeable speech disorder, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

  How is Apraxia of Speech Treated?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on May 16, 2011 - 6:41pm
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  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke estimates that 1 million people in the United States suffer from a language disorder called aphasia.

  What is Apraxia of Speech?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on May 11, 2011 - 10:56am
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  In the United States, about 1 million people suffer from the language disorder aphasia, which results from damage to the brain, according to the National Institute of Neurological ...

  How is Aphasia Treated?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on May 9, 2011 - 6:57am
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  When a patient has aphasia, they have sustained damage to the language areas of the brain, causing problems with reading, speaking, writing and/or listening.

  What Are the Different Types of Aphasia?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on May 4, 2011 - 7:36am