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Aphasia

Aphasia is a condition characterized by an inability to speak or to speak in a way that can be understood by others. However, usually, mental faculties are intact. It often accompanies stroke or traumatic brain injury. It is treated non-medically by speech therapists. However, the problems of aphasics are wide-ranging because third parties, such as commercial establishments do not have the desire or ability to deal with sufferers.

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Is Aphasia a word root or a suffix?

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Aphasia is a word root. It refers to a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, understand language, read, or write due to damage to the brain.

Is aphasia a disability?

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yes it is a disability

Can aphasia be a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder?

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I think so I feel that I am recovering from this condition and at one point I refer to myself as a 'mute' now you cant get me to stop talking, but I still have difficulties and am clumsy with my speech, however as I get better and better this is becoming more and more infrequent. However in the past problems with my speech has been debilitating and still effects me on a daily basis as far as I am aware although I have now reached a point where the majority of the time others arent aware that I have a problem with this.

What is acquired childhood aphasia?

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Acquired is due to an identifiable cause (e.g., trauma, brain bleed, head injury, etc). Developmental is inborn and there is no identifiable cause to the aphasia.

What is Broca Aphasia?

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Generally, aphasia is a term used to describe a communications disorder wherein the patient is unable to speak clearly, or speaks only haltingly. There are several types, in large part because the condition can arise from disorders in various parts of the brain.

Broca's aphasia was so named because Broca demonstrated that this common type of aphasia arose from a disorder in the left posterior frontal lobe of the brain.

What is Wernicke's aphasia?

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It results in the inability to comprehend speech directly. Speech can still be produced, and is generally grammatically understandable; however, the types of sentences produced are generally nonsensical and irrelevant to the input received.

For example:

When asked: "What does 'two birds with one stone' mean?"

a patient might respond something to the gist of:

"It being probable, and going swoosh and successful. I know I cannot think of this word, but it maybe is starting with a /g/ or a /k/ and goes something like it is probably. Not going to train to catch and I think it is not being successful in acquiring subjects."

As you can see-- the vocabulary retained is quite impressive; however its usage and comprehension tends to be rather fragmented, inconsistent, and inappropriate. Also, on a sentence level it is clear that patients suffering from Wernicke's aphasia have as much trouble comprehending basic speech as they do producing it, leading to inconsistent conversations that generally climb "down the rabbit hole."

What is the suffix meaning of aphasia?

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Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.

What is the prognosis for aphasia?

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Persons with aphasia can improve and eventually function in more typical public settings, and possibly return to school or work.

What is difference between dysphasia and aphasia?

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Aphasia and dysarthria are difficulty in speaking. aphasia the problem is in the brain. dysarthria the problem in the muscle or the nerve such as the hypoglossal nerve.
aphasia due to damage or disease in the brain. dysarthria damage to the muscles or the nerves supply them such as the hypoglossal nerve.

What is anoxic brain injury?

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Anoxic brain injury is the result of a major lack of oxygen to the brain. When the brain doesn't receive proper amounts of glucose and oxygen, nerves in the cortex where cells originate are damaged. It takes about five minutes for lack of oxygen to permanently damage the brain. Anoxic brain injury causes diffuse damage, meaning that it causes damage throughout the brain. Causes of Anoxic Brain Injury There are three types of anoxic brain injury. Anemic anoxia is a result of blood that doesn't carry enough oxygen. Toxic anoxia is caused by toxins that block oxygen in the blood from being used. Anoxic anoxia occurs when no oxygen is supplied to the brain. Common causes of all three types include: * Respiratory arrest * Drowning * Heart attack * Carbon monoxide inhalation * Poisoning Symptoms of Anoxic Brain Injury While symptoms will vary based upon the area of the brain that's affected, common signs of anoxic brain injury include: * Cognitive issues * Weakness in arms and legs * Lack of coordination; abnormal movements * Visual problems * Emotional and behavioral problems Prognosis for Anoxic Brain Injury Degree and rate of recovery is highly dependent upon individual circumstances. The amount of time spent unconscious or in a coma, as well as how much is recovered within the first month, are good indicators of long-term recovery.

The loss of the ability to speak write and or comprehend the written or spoken word is known as?

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Aphasia: loss of the ability to speak, write, and /or comprehend the written or spoken word.

What is the Minnesota Test for Differential Diagnosis of Aphasia offered by Operture?

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An objective method of asking questions and making observations about language disturbances resulting from brain damage. The test contains five sections: Auditory Visual/Reading Speech/Language Arithmetic-Process Disturbances The tasks in each section are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, making it possible to determine the level at which the disturbances occur for each language modality. Norms: Normative data, information on test development, correlations with other tests, and classification of types of aphasia are provided. Recommended age range: 18 and older. Kit: examiner's manual, two sets of stimulus cards, and record booklet. Monograph: hardcover.

Can anomic aphasia result from migraines?

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Yes. For some people, during the prodrome phase of the migraine, neurological symptoms such as aphasia can occur. This is more commonly seen in hemipleglic and basilar artery migraines.

What is expressive aphasia?

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Expressive aphasia is a neurogenic communicative disorder characterized by the inability to speak or verbally communicate. This disorder is typically associated with damage in Broca's area in the frontal lobe of the brain.

What is the Difference between dysarthria and expressive aphasia?

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Both dysarthria and aphasia are abnormalities of speech. The chain of speech and abnormalities are as follow:
i. Hearing
ii. Understanding -- Aphasia
iii. Thought & word finding -- Aphasia
iv. Voice production
v. Articulation -- Dysarthria

Aphasia refers to the abnormalities in understanding, thought and word finding.

Dysarthria refers to the difficulties in speech at any level such as breathing, vocal cord, larynx, palate, tongue and lips.

The common types of aphasia are Wernicke's aphasia and Broca's aphasia.

Wernicke's area (Broadmann's area 22) in cerebral cortex receives visual input from occipital lobe and auditory input from temporal lobe, it permits the understanding of spoken and written language and enable a person to interprete it. Destruction of Wernicke's area in dominant hemisphere cause receptive aphasia. The patient is unaware of the speech by others and also himself. So, he speaks long and meaningless speech. Since the Broca's area is intact, he can produce smooth speech.

Broca's area (Broadmann area 44, 45) in cerebral cortex is motor speech area. It is connected to the Wernicke's area by arcuate fasciculus. It receives impuls from Wernicke's area and converted it into the motor command and sends to cerebral cortex to be converted into action of muscles involved in speech.If destructed, the patient retains the ability to think. The patient speaks short but meaningful speech with great effort. The sentence is not complete. This is expressive aphasia.

For dysarthria, lesions of upper motor neuron, lower motor neuron, basal ganglia, cerebellum or extrapyramidal system leads to disturbance of the intergration of speech production and the speech rhythm. The speech of the patient is not clear but very complete and meaningful. Patient can interprete other's speech and respond to it correctly.